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 24
עמוד 3
... justice was reinforced by the laws given by God to Moses on Mt. Sinai . The text of the Hebrew Bible is based on oral traditions . These were collected and recorded over time . Official court records were also a source , and were used ...
... justice was reinforced by the laws given by God to Moses on Mt. Sinai . The text of the Hebrew Bible is based on oral traditions . These were collected and recorded over time . Official court records were also a source , and were used ...
עמוד 4
... justice . These authors ' work is found in the Book of Deuteronomy and the histories , from Joshua through II Kings . P , or the Priestly school , was written after the Babylonian exile ( after 586 ) and was primarily concerned with the ...
... justice . These authors ' work is found in the Book of Deuteronomy and the histories , from Joshua through II Kings . P , or the Priestly school , was written after the Babylonian exile ( after 586 ) and was primarily concerned with the ...
עמוד 11
... justice are the major themes of the first eleven chapters of Genesis , several other essentially secular elements are interspersed ; the punishment for eating from the forbidden fruit leads to Adam's having to earn a livelihood under ...
... justice are the major themes of the first eleven chapters of Genesis , several other essentially secular elements are interspersed ; the punishment for eating from the forbidden fruit leads to Adam's having to earn a livelihood under ...
עמוד 31
... the Jerusalem priesthood over that of the priests of outlying sanctuaries . ( 2 ) Deuteronomy also reinforced and made central the concept of retributive justice : o ( 11.26-28 ) " See , I am setting Chapter Eight 8 Deuteronomy.
... the Jerusalem priesthood over that of the priests of outlying sanctuaries . ( 2 ) Deuteronomy also reinforced and made central the concept of retributive justice : o ( 11.26-28 ) " See , I am setting Chapter Eight 8 Deuteronomy.
עמוד 32
... Justice , justice you shall pursue , so that you may live and occupy the land that the Lord your God is giving you " . While Deuteronomy was set historically as Israel was about to enter the Promised Land and included the laws required ...
... Justice , justice you shall pursue , so that you may live and occupy the land that the Lord your God is giving you " . While Deuteronomy was set historically as Israel was about to enter the Promised Land and included the laws required ...
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