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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... monarchy was necessary , to motivate the people to obey a leader's commands by convincing them that retributive justice was reinforced by the laws given by God to Moses on Mt. Sinai . The text of the Hebrew Bible is based on oral ...
... monarchy was necessary , to motivate the people to obey a leader's commands by convincing them that retributive justice was reinforced by the laws given by God to Moses on Mt. Sinai . The text of the Hebrew Bible is based on oral ...
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... monarchy first , and ineffectively by Saul , and then successfully by David . The second great challenge came as a result of the conquests , first of the kingdom of Israel ( the ten northern tribes ) by Assyria in 722 , and then of the ...
... monarchy first , and ineffectively by Saul , and then successfully by David . The second great challenge came as a result of the conquests , first of the kingdom of Israel ( the ten northern tribes ) by Assyria in 722 , and then of the ...
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... monarchy to a hierocracy where the priesthood dominated . The rationale for the community was a sacralized one ; it was tied to the one true God , led by the Aaronite priesthood and assisted by the Levites . The Pentateuch's final ...
... monarchy to a hierocracy where the priesthood dominated . The rationale for the community was a sacralized one ; it was tied to the one true God , led by the Aaronite priesthood and assisted by the Levites . The Pentateuch's final ...
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... the rulers should not be surprised that governing would be troublesome for them as well . The history of the monarchy would forcefully bear this out . Prior to discussing the third section of the Pentateuch , 26 EXODUS.
... the rulers should not be surprised that governing would be troublesome for them as well . The history of the monarchy would forcefully bear this out . Prior to discussing the third section of the Pentateuch , 26 EXODUS.
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... monarchy and Israelite society was similar to other regional cultures . The prophets , its various ideologues , perceived that the end of the monarchy was imminent ; they became convinced that a strong reconstituted monarchy was ...
... monarchy and Israelite society was similar to other regional cultures . The prophets , its various ideologues , perceived that the end of the monarchy was imminent ; they became convinced that a strong reconstituted monarchy was ...
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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