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 1
... later added to from royal court archives . PRELUDE THE SECRET BIBLE : THE BIBLE WITHIN THE BIBLE is based on the thesis that much of the Hebrew Bible ( HB ) is essentially secular in nature : it deals with real - life situations and ...
... later added to from royal court archives . PRELUDE THE SECRET BIBLE : THE BIBLE WITHIN THE BIBLE is based on the thesis that much of the Hebrew Bible ( HB ) is essentially secular in nature : it deals with real - life situations and ...
Pagina 4
... later than J and more fragmentary . D , or the Deuteronomist , is comprised of at least two schools , and was written during the period of the destruction of the First Temple in 586. Central to its ideology was the centralization of ...
... later than J and more fragmentary . D , or the Deuteronomist , is comprised of at least two schools , and was written during the period of the destruction of the First Temple in 586. Central to its ideology was the centralization of ...
Pagina 6
... later Deuteronomic historians recast the religious nature of the people as having been monotheists back to the time of Abraham ( 1800 ) . The Book of Judges portrays their constant backsliding as idolatry . It is clear , however , from ...
... later Deuteronomic historians recast the religious nature of the people as having been monotheists back to the time of Abraham ( 1800 ) . The Book of Judges portrays their constant backsliding as idolatry . It is clear , however , from ...
Pagina 11
... ( later , Abraham ; 17.5 ) , is the father , the patriarch of the people who became known as Israelites , named for Abram's grandson , Jacob / Israel . Its narratives establish Abraham as the exemplar of those who followed him . Just as ...
... ( later , Abraham ; 17.5 ) , is the father , the patriarch of the people who became known as Israelites , named for Abram's grandson , Jacob / Israel . Its narratives establish Abraham as the exemplar of those who followed him . Just as ...
Pagina 15
... later prefer the son who can go out to the field and bring back venison ; in his one extended scene , he is portrayed as lying in bed , weak and blind , while others act on him ( 23.1-46 ) . Contrasting father Isaac's passivity , his ...
... later prefer the son who can go out to the field and bring back venison ; in his one extended scene , he is portrayed as lying in bed , weak and blind , while others act on him ( 23.1-46 ) . Contrasting father Isaac's passivity , his ...
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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