The essays in this volume respond to that challenging question, formulated by Niels Peter Lemche, and offer everything from qualified agreement to vociferous opposition. In so doing, they debate and illuminate the many features of Jewish writing in the Second Temple period, including not only the scriptures themselves and their own history, but the non-canonized literature of the late Second-Temple period.
As with all the volumes in this pioneering series, the editor, Lester Grabbe, introduces and reflects upon the discussion and its implications for one of the most controversial topics in current biblical studies. Throughout the centuries, man has interpreted the Bible in a variety of ways. In some instances, it was for personal gain or power.
This has resulted in sin in every segment of society and a skewering of the message God intended to send to His people through his Word. Provocative and eye-opening, Gods Nine and Mosess One Commandments offers an intriguing interpretation of why man has decided to corrupt Gods holy word for his own base needs. Author Rubye C. Wright shows why men, motivated by greed, have historically assumed that each knows better than God what is best for all of Gods people. Beginning with Adam and Eve, Wright contends how the events recorded in the Bible have been changed to suit mans own purposes.
Wright breaks down each of the Ten Commandments and reveals how men of power have broken them time and time again, even when they believed they were doing Gods work. She also charges that men of God, including Moses and Joshua, explicitly went against Gods instructions and were thus not worthy of their chosen roles as leaders of Gods people. This hard-hitting study pulls no punches and offers a thought-provoking narrative on the Ten Commandments. Have you read the Old Testament—all thirty-nine books from Genesis to Malachi?
If you have, you know the challenge. The language is archaic with unfamiliar names and places. It is not an easy book to read. I have summarized these documents chronologically in their context of Near Eastern History. As you read my commentaries, you will find the narrative to be much more than ancient history. It is an amazing story of resilience and survival that sheds light on the subsequent persecution of the Jews from Roman times to the present.
I invite you to critique what I have researched as you draw your own conclusions. I have added supplementary information at the end of the book which I think you will find relevant and interesting. These addenda include the geological clocks which measure the age of the earth, DNA evidence of Homo sapiens migrating out of Africa, an analysis of the story of Noah and the ark, three moral codes older than the Ten Commandments, and biblical, archaeological discoveries.
The description for this book, Critique of Religion and Philosophy, will be forthcoming. This study provides a guide to the early sections of Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations - one of the greatest and most controversial works of 20th century philosophy.
This book gets at the heart of the Christian life by considering some of the great truths of God's existence. Christopher Holmes, an expert in contemporary theology, engages with the church fathers along with Augustine and Aquinas to offer a rich, accessible account of the triune God and the divine perfections.
Holmes shows how we share in the life of God through imitation and participation and how the doctrines of the triune God and the divine attributes shape our understanding of the Christian life.
Throughout, Holmes demonstrates the importance of theology for Christian faith and practice. The existence Moses as well as the Exodus are disputed despite they form the basis of the Passover which meant the Promised Land for Jews and later the Paradise for Christians.
For most Egyptologists there is absolutely no evidence of Moses and the Exodus in Egyptian documents. However, the last king of the 15th dynasty named Apopi met Seqenenre Taa, the last pharaoh of the 17th dynasty, who died in May BCE in dramatic and unclear circumstances Ps as well as his eldest son and crown prince: Ahmose Sapair, who died shortly before him Ex Prince Kamose, Seqenenre Taa's brother, assured interim of authority for 3 years and threatened attack Apopi, new prince of Retenu Palestine who had taken the name Moses, according to Manetho.
In the stele of the Tempest, Kamose also blamed Apopi for all the disasters that come to fall upon Egypt, which caused many deaths. Sixth through eighth grades.
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View 1 comment. Jul 11, Robert rated it really liked it. Academic to a fault, but thoroughly fascinating With a renewed interest in the Bible and other religious texts primarily as literature , I decided to supplement my reading with this, my first book by Acharya S. It Academic to a fault, but thoroughly fascinating With a renewed interest in the Bible and other religious texts primarily as literature , I decided to supplement my reading with this, my first book by Acharya S.
It was quite daunting, mainly because of the depth and breadth of documentation, but also illuminating and rewarding. The only points against it might be that she oversells her main points, making it kind of repetitive at times. Also, and I'm no language expert, it seemed as if she occasionally played fast and loose with etymology.
Still, the nonstop, brute force manner in which she lays out her case for MOSES being a mythical character absolutely tears the idea of Biblical inerrancy and originality to shreds, in my opinion.
The only downside is that those who would most benefit from this book probably wouldn't even give it a shot. Still, as a work of scholarship on comparative religion, I highly recommend it. Jun 23, Gerard E. Trigo rated it it was amazing. It took me a while to read as I kept looking up books I had read long ago to read anew and other sources I had not heard about. She displays excellent reasoning. I found only a few unimportant things to quibble about.
Even if you disagree with her analysis and conclusions, the book is a gold mine for resources for those who wish to dig deeper into the subject. May 25, Alan Fuller rated it liked it Shelves: religion , atheism. Of the four Murdock books I've read, this is my favorite.
She makes a convincing case that the Moses story is not "history. She asserts that popular religious, spiritual and mythological ideas often floated between cultures during contacts of a wide variety in a process of syncretism.
There are many useful references. She admits that ancient philosophers, as well as most of the early Jews and Ch Of the four Murdock books I've read, this is my favorite.
Murdock does not mention the term "general revelation. Romans , Psalms , Matthew Murdock denies the historicity of scripture and yet seems to accept the Documentary hypothesis whose ideas are based on historical situations. Murdock is not a fan of "fanatic intolerant monotheism. Jun 04, Darla Stokes rated it liked it. It started out pretty fascinating, discussing notions of how the character of Moses might have been derived from Akhenaten, among other actual historical figures.
It slowly became more tedious, with long, involved sections detailing various groups of people in history with no apparent context. At that point I found it very easy to put the book down for months at a time. It picked up again when it started connecting Moses to Bacchus, but then became tedious when it also connected Moses to pretty much every type of deity proposed throughout history: wine gods, sun gods, serpent gods, etc. Sign in with Facebook Sign in options. Join Goodreads.
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