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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Risultati 6-10 di 17
Pagina 62
... rule remaining : " The Lord said to Samuel , ' How long will you grieve over Saul ? I have rejected him from being king over Israel . Fill your horn with oil and set out ; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite , for I have provided ...
... rule remaining : " The Lord said to Samuel , ' How long will you grieve over Saul ? I have rejected him from being king over Israel . Fill your horn with oil and set out ; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite , for I have provided ...
Pagina 72
... rule . David and his regime had not completely consolidated their control . David's successor , Solomon , appears to have had a peaceful reign , but the splintering of David's nation after Solomon's death indicated an ever - present ...
... rule . David and his regime had not completely consolidated their control . David's successor , Solomon , appears to have had a peaceful reign , but the splintering of David's nation after Solomon's death indicated an ever - present ...
Pagina 73
... rule - he , possibly , had gained more followers and wealth while living with the Philistines - gathering enough wealth to become the king of Judah with a capital in Hebron where he reigned for seven and a half years ( 2.4 , 11 ) . We ...
... rule - he , possibly , had gained more followers and wealth while living with the Philistines - gathering enough wealth to become the king of Judah with a capital in Hebron where he reigned for seven and a half years ( 2.4 , 11 ) . We ...
Pagina 83
... Yahweh ( as well as the cultic expressions of this loyalty ) and that God's rule could best be insured under the charge of his direct servants : the priests . The last historians of Kings reflected the post - exilic Chapter Fifteen 14.
... Yahweh ( as well as the cultic expressions of this loyalty ) and that God's rule could best be insured under the charge of his direct servants : the priests . The last historians of Kings reflected the post - exilic Chapter Fifteen 14.
Pagina 84
... rule over Israel , was later condemned for establishing shrines on his southern and northern borders . Jereboam became the DH model for the other corrupt kings of the northern kingdom . The DH view is that God was in charge of history ...
... rule over Israel , was later condemned for establishing shrines on his southern and northern borders . Jereboam became the DH model for the other corrupt kings of the northern kingdom . The DH view is that God was in charge of history ...
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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