The Secret Bible: A Secular ApproachSts. Jude imPress, 2006 - 192 ページ 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. |
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... human events ; thus , within this orientation , miracles abound . The thesis is that from the eighth century BC / BCE on , Israelite society became more religious . The reason behind this was simple : to provide a means for the ...
... human events ; thus , within this orientation , miracles abound . The thesis is that from the eighth century BC / BCE on , Israelite society became more religious . The reason behind this was simple : to provide a means for the ...
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... human realm are the result of human actions . For example , the books of Esther and the Song of Songs don't mention God . Much of David's history is also secular . Thus , while some of the Hebrew Bible is clearly secular , other parts ...
... human realm are the result of human actions . For example , the books of Esther and the Song of Songs don't mention God . Much of David's history is also secular . Thus , while some of the Hebrew Bible is clearly secular , other parts ...
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... human beings , realizing their frailty before the forces of nature , received an additional sense of power and specialness in nature : they were created in the image of God who awarded them control over nature ( 1.1-2.4a ) . In Genesis ...
... human beings , realizing their frailty before the forces of nature , received an additional sense of power and specialness in nature : they were created in the image of God who awarded them control over nature ( 1.1-2.4a ) . In Genesis ...
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... humans build a tower to heaven : nothing they ( humans ) propose to do will now be impossible for them " ( 11.6 ) . Secular elements in the Tower of Babel story include the origin of the multitude of human languages while ridiculing ...
... humans build a tower to heaven : nothing they ( humans ) propose to do will now be impossible for them " ( 11.6 ) . Secular elements in the Tower of Babel story include the origin of the multitude of human languages while ridiculing ...
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... humans are to obey him and follow the laws he ordained . Abraham's faithfulness is to be emulated so that his progeny will prosper . Spreading this ideology throughout Israelite society would help it to become stable . ISAAC the ...
... humans are to obey him and follow the laws he ordained . Abraham's faithfulness is to be emulated so that his progeny will prosper . Spreading this ideology throughout Israelite society would help it to become stable . ISAAC the ...
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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