Teaching Sacred Narratives : The Books of Moses

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We live in an age when fresh religious fundamentalism, both Christian and Islamic, is breaking out all over. If Giambattista Vico's (1668-1744) paradigm is correct, of broad trends in civilizations (and he certainly seems to be)--from theocratic, to aristocratic, to democratic, and back again to theocratic--we may be on the verge of not merely a renewed religious fervor but another theocratic age, when the Bible will have more importance than ever before. Whether or not Vico's model applies to our time, it is of utmost importance for students to understand the Bible--to really develop a realistic appreciation for it--since it is at the center of so much devotion among the peoples of world cultures. Here I will review the basic scholarship of how the Books of Moses came into being, which I have adapted for teaching Japanese university students, with the hope that it will encourage others that it is possible to teach the Bible effectively in cultures without a Judeo-Christian heritage.
関西学院大学の論文
2005-09-20