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 26
עמוד 4
... brought together by a contemporary of Solomon and represented the orientation of the south , the tribes of Judah and Benjamin . Where it can be isolated , it contains a more or less continuous story , from Creation until the entry into ...
... brought together by a contemporary of Solomon and represented the orientation of the south , the tribes of Judah and Benjamin . Where it can be isolated , it contains a more or less continuous story , from Creation until the entry into ...
עמוד 14
... kinsmen ( 24.2 ) . If this woman is unwilling to return to Canaan , Isaac is not to be brought there nor is he to marry a Canaanite woman ( 24.3-9 ) . Presumably , Isaac would not marry , and Abraham would 14 GENESIS.
... kinsmen ( 24.2 ) . If this woman is unwilling to return to Canaan , Isaac is not to be brought there nor is he to marry a Canaanite woman ( 24.3-9 ) . Presumably , Isaac would not marry , and Abraham would 14 GENESIS.
עמוד 19
... brought on his beloved's destruction . Another possibility is that Jacob knew of her theft , at least unconsciously , and was striking out against her . Perhaps his anger toward her was greater than he could acknowledge . One earlier ...
... brought on his beloved's destruction . Another possibility is that Jacob knew of her theft , at least unconsciously , and was striking out against her . Perhaps his anger toward her was greater than he could acknowledge . One earlier ...
עמוד 20
... brought trouble on me ... my men are few in number , so that if ( the Canaanites and Perrizites ) unite against me , I and my house will be destroyed . ' But they answered , ' Should our sister be treated like a whore ? " " ( 34.30f ...
... brought trouble on me ... my men are few in number , so that if ( the Canaanites and Perrizites ) unite against me , I and my house will be destroyed . ' But they answered , ' Should our sister be treated like a whore ? " " ( 34.30f ...
עמוד 21
... brought Joseph's brothers to Egypt for food , where Joseph confronted them . It is not surprising that he exacted a measure of revenge , or that the conflict continued . Joseph accused them of being spies and ordered all but one to ...
... brought Joseph's brothers to Egypt for food , where Joseph confronted them . It is not surprising that he exacted a measure of revenge , or that the conflict continued . Joseph accused them of being spies and ordered all but one to ...
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