The History of Ancient IsraelScribner, 1984 - 317 páginas "Just as it seems more plausible to suppose that Moses existed than to believe that he did not, so, too, it is hard to believe that all the mass of religious institutions ascribed to Moses was really the work of other men, the anonymous product, that is to say, of natural, gradual growth over a period of centuries. After all, Zoroaster, Gautama Buddha and Jesus were historical figures, despite the legends attached to their names. And the Mosaic religion contained astonishing novelities, which look as though they reflect the thought of one single, decisive individual. |
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... Abraham was given his new name Abraham , meaning – as ' Abram ' had , in fact , already meant ' the father [ the deity ) is exalted ' ; but according to popular etymology ' father of a multitude ' – ' for I make you the father of a ...
... Abraham was given his new name Abraham , meaning – as ' Abram ' had , in fact , already meant ' the father [ the deity ) is exalted ' ; but according to popular etymology ' father of a multitude ' – ' for I make you the father of a ...
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... Abraham must have travelled with his flocks ) . As for Haran , the place does not seem to have become an important caravan centre until towards the end of the second millennium , long after the presumed date of Abraham . Yet the ...
... Abraham must have travelled with his flocks ) . As for Haran , the place does not seem to have become an important caravan centre until towards the end of the second millennium , long after the presumed date of Abraham . Yet the ...
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... Abraham . He ceases venerating other gods in order to become a worshipper of Yahweh instead thus beginning to lead humankind back to the obedience from which Adam had deviated . Abraham is the exemplar of a man who ventures out into a ...
... Abraham . He ceases venerating other gods in order to become a worshipper of Yahweh instead thus beginning to lead humankind back to the obedience from which Adam had deviated . Abraham is the exemplar of a man who ventures out into a ...
Contenido
Forerunners and Origins | 7 |
The Canaanites | 16 |
The Patriarchs | 29 |
Derechos de autor | |
Otras 24 secciones no mostradas
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Abraham Ahab Amos ancient Appendix Aramaean Assyrian Baal Babylonian became Bethel biblical Caesarea Maritima Canaan Canaanite century CHAPTER Christians city-states covenant cult Damascus Daniel David death declared deity described Deuteronomy divine Dynasty Ebla Edom Egypt Egyptian Elijah enemies Ephraim epoch exile Exodus Ezekiel Ezra foreign Galilee Greek Hasmonaean Hazor Hellenistic Herod high priest historian holy Hosea human Israel Israelites Jeremiah Jeroboam Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews Jezreel John Hyrcanus Jordan Joseph Joshua Judaea Judah Judaism king kingdom kingdom of Israel land later Manasseh Megiddo Mesopotamia Moab monarch Moses Nehemiah northern oracles originally Palestine Persian pharaoh Pharisees Philistines Phoenician priestly probably prophets Psalms reign religion religious ritual Roman rulers Samaria Samuel Saul Second Isaiah seems Seleucid Semitic Septuagint Shechem shrine Solomon Song story subsequent Syria Tell Temple territory Torah tradition tribes Ugarit wisdom worship writer Yahweh Yahwist
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