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 33
עמוד 13
... took a preferable territory , it was to his long - term hurt : he settled near Sodom whose inhabitants " were very wicked sinners against the Lord " ( 13.13 ) . A three - way conflict takes place between Sarah , Hagar and Abram ...
... took a preferable territory , it was to his long - term hurt : he settled near Sodom whose inhabitants " were very wicked sinners against the Lord " ( 13.13 ) . A three - way conflict takes place between Sarah , Hagar and Abram ...
עמוד 14
... took another wife , whose name was Keturah " ( 25.1 ) , bearing him six sons ; he apparently had many others by his concubines ( 25.2 , 6 ) . Could her long - time inability to produce children be the result of on - going ...
... took another wife , whose name was Keturah " ( 25.1 ) , bearing him six sons ; he apparently had many others by his concubines ( 25.2 , 6 ) . Could her long - time inability to produce children be the result of on - going ...
עמוד 16
... took your blessing " ( 27.35 ) . The conflict between the brothers and their parents reaches its climax . As God had prophesied to Rebecca while she was pregnant , " the older will serve the younger . " Now Isaac confirms to Esau ...
... took your blessing " ( 27.35 ) . The conflict between the brothers and their parents reaches its climax . As God had prophesied to Rebecca while she was pregnant , " the older will serve the younger . " Now Isaac confirms to Esau ...
עמוד 17
... took the therapy of life's hardships before the twins matured sufficiently to respect one another and become reconciled . Even then , however , Esau had grown more ; Jacob was still fearful ( 32.8 ; 33.1-15 ) . Rebecca realizes that the ...
... took the therapy of life's hardships before the twins matured sufficiently to respect one another and become reconciled . Even then , however , Esau had grown more ; Jacob was still fearful ( 32.8 ; 33.1-15 ) . Rebecca realizes that the ...
עמוד 43
... commanded . And Joshua defeated them from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza , and all the country of Goshen , as far as Gibeon . Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time , because the Lord God of Chapter Eleven Joshua.
... commanded . And Joshua defeated them from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza , and all the country of Goshen , as far as Gibeon . Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time , because the Lord God of Chapter Eleven Joshua.
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