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 19
... turned to the power of her husband rather than God . While her son Joseph would rise to great heights , the future kings of Israel would come not from him but from Judah , the fourth son of Leah . Two episodes continue Jacob's conflicts ...
... turned to the power of her husband rather than God . While her son Joseph would rise to great heights , the future kings of Israel would come not from him but from Judah , the fourth son of Leah . Two episodes continue Jacob's conflicts ...
Pagina 50
... turned against him after he ruled for three years . During a battle , as Abimelech approached a tower , a woman dropped a millstone , wounding him severely . He asked his servant to deliver a coup de grace so that it would not be said ...
... turned against him after he ruled for three years . During a battle , as Abimelech approached a tower , a woman dropped a millstone , wounding him severely . He asked his servant to deliver a coup de grace so that it would not be said ...
Pagina 54
... turned to South Canaan's seacoast , conquering territories by employing superior military and political organizations . They gradually moved inland , bringing pressure on the Israelite tribes . The Philistines were technologically ...
... turned to South Canaan's seacoast , conquering territories by employing superior military and political organizations . They gradually moved inland , bringing pressure on the Israelite tribes . The Philistines were technologically ...
Pagina 55
... turned aside after gain ; they took bribes and perverted justice " ( 8.3 ) . The sacred leadership was thus ineffective and corrupt : " Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah , and said to him ...
... turned aside after gain ; they took bribes and perverted justice " ( 8.3 ) . The sacred leadership was thus ineffective and corrupt : " Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah , and said to him ...
Pagina 59
... turned into a different person " ( 10 5-6 ) . " As he turned away to leave Samuel , God gave him another heart ; and all these signs were fulfilled that day . When they were going from there to Gibeah , a band of prophets met him ; and ...
... turned into a different person " ( 10 5-6 ) . " As he turned away to leave Samuel , God gave him another heart ; and all these signs were fulfilled that day . When they were going from there to Gibeah , a band of prophets met him ; and ...
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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