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 43
עמוד 12
... land earlier promised . Upon awakening , Jacob made a vow that " If God will be with me ( providing food , clothing and protection ) ... then the Lord shall be my God . " ( 28.10-22 ) . Here , Jacob's faith is conditional , in total ...
... land earlier promised . Upon awakening , Jacob made a vow that " If God will be with me ( providing food , clothing and protection ) ... then the Lord shall be my God . " ( 28.10-22 ) . Here , Jacob's faith is conditional , in total ...
עמוד 25
... Land . God not only called Moses to his role as leader and caused the plagues , he destroyed the Egyptian army at the Reed Sea , led the Israelites for forty years through the wilderness , assured them military victories against their ...
... Land . God not only called Moses to his role as leader and caused the plagues , he destroyed the Egyptian army at the Reed Sea , led the Israelites for forty years through the wilderness , assured them military victories against their ...
עמוד 26
... Land . He had to settle for seeing it in the distance before his death . Exodus is basically a faith document focusing on a central and crucial series of events that resulted in Israel's becoming a nation . Its paramount theses are ...
... Land . He had to settle for seeing it in the distance before his death . Exodus is basically a faith document focusing on a central and crucial series of events that resulted in Israel's becoming a nation . Its paramount theses are ...
עמוד 28
... land animals , there are creatures which you may eat . " o ( 11.3-47 ) The remainder of the chapter offers details of what is allowed and disallowed . o ( chapters 13 and 14 ) Laws of impurity ( tzarat ) relate to a variety of skin ...
... land animals , there are creatures which you may eat . " o ( 11.3-47 ) The remainder of the chapter offers details of what is allowed and disallowed . o ( chapters 13 and 14 ) Laws of impurity ( tzarat ) relate to a variety of skin ...
עמוד 29
... people of Israel : I am the Lord ; I sanctify you , I who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God : I am the Lord " . A continuation of Exodus NUMBERS This book continues the sacred A SECULAR APPROACH TO THE BIBLE 29.
... people of Israel : I am the Lord ; I sanctify you , I who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God : I am the Lord " . A continuation of Exodus NUMBERS This book continues the sacred A SECULAR APPROACH TO THE BIBLE 29.
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