The Secret Bible: A Secular ApproachSts. Jude imPress, 2006 - 192 עמודים 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. |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 15
עמוד 41
... Yahweh " ( Num . 21:14 ) and " the book of Yashar " ( Josh . 10:12 ; 2 Sam . 1:17 ) included material attributed to the premonarchic period and point to transmission of this material during the monarchy . Scribes were used to preserve ...
... Yahweh " ( Num . 21:14 ) and " the book of Yashar " ( Josh . 10:12 ; 2 Sam . 1:17 ) included material attributed to the premonarchic period and point to transmission of this material during the monarchy . Scribes were used to preserve ...
עמוד 50
... Yahweh , building an altar to him and destroying one to Baal , which had been erected by his father . Given the fact that his father was a worshiper of Baal , it is not surprising that Gideon's original name was Jerubbaal which could ...
... Yahweh , building an altar to him and destroying one to Baal , which had been erected by his father . Given the fact that his father was a worshiper of Baal , it is not surprising that Gideon's original name was Jerubbaal which could ...
עמוד 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.
עמוד 85
... Yahweh's adherents depended on emphasizing the religious aspects of their society , while downgrading secular elements , including their monarchies . To insure Judaea's survival , Kings ' history was presented in a way that furthered ...
... Yahweh's adherents depended on emphasizing the religious aspects of their society , while downgrading secular elements , including their monarchies . To insure Judaea's survival , Kings ' history was presented in a way that furthered ...
עמוד 90
... guild of prophets portrayed as Yahweh exclusivists . He and his successor , Elisha , are featured in Kings ' next sixteen chapters . Indicative of Elijah's loyalty to God was his power to perform miracles , 90 FIRST KINGS First Kings 16.
... guild of prophets portrayed as Yahweh exclusivists . He and his successor , Elisha , are featured in Kings ' next sixteen chapters . Indicative of Elijah's loyalty to God was his power to perform miracles , 90 FIRST KINGS First Kings 16.
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
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