The Book of Heresy
A book by Yehoshua Etzion

PRINCIPAL SUBJECTS OF THIS PAGE: Ancient Jewish history; Origin of Jewish religion; History of Jewish faith; God as real being; The existence of God; The nature of God; The culture of the Gods; Problems of belief
 


SYNOPSIS


 


The Book of Heresy is a new and original reconstruction of the ancient history of the Jewish people. It is based on the assumption that in the distant past there existed upon this planet a developed culture – The Culture of the Gods, and that the Old Testament is a documentation of the relations that developed between one of the most important gods and a group of people that in the course of time became the People of Israel.

The book is divided into two parts: The Path of Heresy, and A Land Without God. The first part reviews the Israeli history from its emergence to the days of King Solomon. The second part represents the development of the Israeli belief during the First Temple era and at the time of the Return to Zion (see Brief Contents).

While carefully surveying the Old Testament and the Masoretic sources, the author shows that the Bible and its traditional interpretations are inlaid with sayings of heresy, that were spoken or written by the greatest believers. Some of his conclusions are the following:

The author, in his special way, tries to tackle grave problems of belief that troubled the sages of Israel throughout the ages. In so doing, he presents God as a troubled and selfish figure, and people as none the less troubled rebels and unbelievers. They are the true heroes of this fascinating book.
 
The book is accompanied by a list of sources, and an index of the biblical quotations given.


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