The Secret Bible: A Secular ApproachSts. Jude imPress, 2006 - 192 pagine The basic thesis of The Secret Bible: A Secular Approach to the Bible is that the traditions which comprise the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament) were in their original form secular. It was only later when the existence of the Jewish people was threatened that the texts that made up the Bible were religionized, that is, God was made the center of the stories and histories and was seen as the single, all-powerful deity who had a special relationship to the Jewish people. Before the Bible was religionized, Israelite society was much like the others in the ancient Middle East with a secular government and sacrificial cult centered on altars in various temples. Many of the laws found in the legal codes of the first fivebooks of the Bible are secular. The stories of the first Hebrew found in the Pentateuch are essentially secular accounts of families and their problems. Religious elements were later added. The secular nature of the Bible will make it more accessible to those readers who do not accept God as the author of history and in control of nature. |
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Pagina 10
... his generation , " together with his family and animals , would be rescued to give humanity another opportunity to do the right thing ( 6.9 ; 6.1-9.17 ) . A rationale for conquering Canaan is found at the end 10 GENESIS.
... his generation , " together with his family and animals , would be rescued to give humanity another opportunity to do the right thing ( 6.9 ; 6.1-9.17 ) . A rationale for conquering Canaan is found at the end 10 GENESIS.
Pagina 19
... Give me children or I shall die " ( 30.1 ) . Jacob's response may have begun a gradually growing resentment toward her for all of her nagging . " Jacob was incensed at Rachel and said , ' can I take the place of God , who has denied you ...
... Give me children or I shall die " ( 30.1 ) . Jacob's response may have begun a gradually growing resentment toward her for all of her nagging . " Jacob was incensed at Rachel and said , ' can I take the place of God , who has denied you ...
Pagina 36
... give life for life , eye for eye , tooth for tooth , hand for hand , foot for foot , burn for burn , wound for wound , stripe for stripe " ( 21.23-25 ) . " If someone steals an ox or a sheep , and slaughters it or sells it , the thief ...
... give life for life , eye for eye , tooth for tooth , hand for hand , foot for foot , burn for burn , wound for wound , stripe for stripe " ( 21.23-25 ) . " If someone steals an ox or a sheep , and slaughters it or sells it , the thief ...
Pagina 45
... give it into your hand . ' ( 8.18 ; 1 , 2 , 7b , 8b ) . Other secular elements include tribal conflicts over the allotment of apportioned land , possibly reflecting later intertribal dissension ( 17.1-17 ) . Also noted is the ...
... give it into your hand . ' ( 8.18 ; 1 , 2 , 7b , 8b ) . Other secular elements include tribal conflicts over the allotment of apportioned land , possibly reflecting later intertribal dissension ( 17.1-17 ) . Also noted is the ...
Pagina 58
... give no further thought to them , for they have been found . And on whom is all Israel's desire fixed , if not on you and on all your ancestral house ? Saul answered , ' I am only a Benjaminite , from the least of the tribes of Israel ...
... give no further thought to them , for they have been found . And on whom is all Israel's desire fixed , if not on you and on all your ancestral house ? Saul answered , ' I am only a Benjaminite , from the least of the tribes of Israel ...
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Abraham Absalom Achish Ahab Ahaziah Amos Aram army Asherah Assyria Baal Babylon Babylonia Biblical Bilhah blessing Book of Esther books of Samuel brothers Canaan Canaanite chapters clear commandments conflict conquered conquest covenant David death defeated deity destroyed Deuteronomic historians Deuteronomy Ecclesiastes Egypt enemies Esau essentially secular Esther evil exile Exodus Ezra faith father Genesis God's gods hand Hebrew Bible holy human ideology idolatry Isaac Isaiah Israel Israelite society Israelites Jacob Jereboam Jeremiah Jewish Jews Joab Jonathan Joseph Joshua Josiah Judaea Judah Judges killed king kingdom land laws live Lord of hosts Manasseh Moab monarchy monolatry monotheism Mordecai Moses narratives nations Nehemiah northern tribes Numbers offerings Philistines priesthood priestly priests prophets punishment Rachel reign religious role sacralized sacred account sacrifices sacrificial cult Samuel Saul Saul's says the Lord secular secular account servant sins Solomon Song sons survival Temple in Jerusalem Torah worship Yahweh