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 34
עמוד vii
... Kingdom Of Judah [ Judaea ] The Kingdom Of Israel ( Horizontal Lines Indicate A Change Of Dynasty ) KING REIGN PROPHETS KING REIGN Rehoboam 922-915 Jeroboam I 922-900 Abijah 915-913 ( Abijam ) Asa 913-873 Nadab 901-900 Baasha 900-877 ...
... Kingdom Of Judah [ Judaea ] The Kingdom Of Israel ( Horizontal Lines Indicate A Change Of Dynasty ) KING REIGN PROPHETS KING REIGN Rehoboam 922-915 Jeroboam I 922-900 Abijah 915-913 ( Abijam ) Asa 913-873 Nadab 901-900 Baasha 900-877 ...
עמוד 4
... kingdom , the ten northern tribes that separated from the south after the death of Solomon and the ascension of his son , Reheboam , as king . It is probably later than J and more fragmentary . D , or the Deuteronomist , is comprised of ...
... kingdom , the ten northern tribes that separated from the south after the death of Solomon and the ascension of his son , Reheboam , as king . It is probably later than J and more fragmentary . D , or the Deuteronomist , is comprised of ...
עמוד 6
... kingdom of Israel ( the ten northern tribes ) by Assyria in 722 , and then of the kingdom of Judaea in 586. The exiled Israelites , with little identifying culture and religious ideology of their own , were readily absorbed into the ...
... kingdom of Israel ( the ten northern tribes ) by Assyria in 722 , and then of the kingdom of Judaea in 586. The exiled Israelites , with little identifying culture and religious ideology of their own , were readily absorbed into the ...
עמוד 21
... kingdom . Famine 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 ...
... kingdom . Famine 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 ...
עמוד 40
... kingdoms , Israelite kings maintained written records of their reigns . Various biblical passages refer to written chronicles , such as : " the annals of the kings of Judah " ( 1 Kings 14:29 ; 15 : 7 , 23 ; 22:46 ) ; " the annals of the ...
... kingdoms , Israelite kings maintained written records of their reigns . Various biblical passages refer to written chronicles , such as : " the annals of the kings of Judah " ( 1 Kings 14:29 ; 15 : 7 , 23 ; 22:46 ) ; " the annals of the ...
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