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 6
... idolatry . ' The reality of the time was that the Israelites were also idolatrous but the later Deuteronomic historians recast the religious nature of the people as having been monotheists back to the time of Abraham ( 1800 ) . The Book ...
... idolatry . ' The reality of the time was that the Israelites were also idolatrous but the later Deuteronomic historians recast the religious nature of the people as having been monotheists back to the time of Abraham ( 1800 ) . The Book ...
Pagina 11
... idolatrous practices of the Canaanites among whom the Israelites lived influencing them in harmful ways ( 4.1-5 ) . While the existence of an all - powerful God and retributive justice are the major themes of the first eleven chapters ...
... idolatrous practices of the Canaanites among whom the Israelites lived influencing them in harmful ways ( 4.1-5 ) . While the existence of an all - powerful God and retributive justice are the major themes of the first eleven chapters ...
Pagina 31
... idolatry in the last decades before 586 was the likely rationale for this edict , and for Josiah's attempt to centralize the cult in Jerusalem . In addition to purifying the cult , it served to consolidate political power in the ...
... idolatry in the last decades before 586 was the likely rationale for this edict , and for Josiah's attempt to centralize the cult in Jerusalem . In addition to purifying the cult , it served to consolidate political power in the ...
Pagina 37
... idolatry , while the last six call for the honoring of parents and injunctions against murder , adultery , stealing , bearing falsewitness and coveting ( Exodus 20.1-17 ; Deuteronomy 5.6-21 ) A SECULAR APPROACH TO THE BIBLE 37.
... idolatry , while the last six call for the honoring of parents and injunctions against murder , adultery , stealing , bearing falsewitness and coveting ( Exodus 20.1-17 ; Deuteronomy 5.6-21 ) A SECULAR APPROACH TO THE BIBLE 37.
Pagina 40
... idolatry ; ▫ the central role of the Temple and its priests in Jerusalem ; and the supremacy of the Davidic dynasty . Later works , Chronicles , Ezra and Nehemiah , are usually dated to the fifth century , and are primarily concerned ...
... idolatry ; ▫ the central role of the Temple and its priests in Jerusalem ; and the supremacy of the Davidic dynasty . Later works , Chronicles , Ezra and Nehemiah , are usually dated to the fifth century , and are primarily concerned ...
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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