Perry Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Sorry if this has been posted before. I know that some people have been looking for a Bible study curriculum that doesn't promote any particular worldview. I found this yesterday and hoped it might help someone. Bible History Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I'm going to look through that. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbaloue Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Not trying to be funny but how can there be a secular Bible resource?:001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAR120C Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Not trying to be funny but how can there be a secular Bible resource?:001_huh: It's generally where one wants to teach "this is what's in the Bible, it's a very important book and the basis of a huge religion that affects a ton of things in the world" rather than "this is what we believe." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAR120C Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Sorry if this has been posted before. I know that some people have been looking for a Bible study curriculum that doesn't promote any particular worldview. I found this yesterday and hoped it might help someone. Bible History You might also check out the Religious Studies section of Galore Park books... They are UK, Anglican, but lean toward a "this is the story, this is why it's important" followed by questions that are pretty evenly divided between straight comprehension ("What did the serpent promise Eve?") and related ethics ("Do you think that punishment is a successful way of changing human behaviour?") I think it's clear from some of the questions that it was written from a Christian standpoint, but it would be equally useful as a guide to the stories of the Bible and some thought-provoking discussion of what your own family's beliefs are, and how Bible stories might or might not reflect them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvaleri Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Thanks much for sharing this link! We are studying Ancients to the Fall of Rome this year and this course will fit perfectly! Teresa in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBCaroline Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 You might also check out the Religious Studies section of Galore Park booksThanks for posting this. Religious Studies for Today looks like an excellent resource. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in MN Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 It's generally where one wants to teach "this is what's in the Bible, it's a very important book and the basis of a huge religion that affects a ton of things in the world" rather than "this is what we believe." Another good book for teaching that would be... the Bible. No harm in just reading it. The best way to learn about Homer is to read it, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 This is the book we use: The Bible and Its Influence. Julie, I understand why you recommend reading the Bible and we have certainly done that. What is does not answer are questions like how it was written and when it was written, what was the political climate like at the time the various sections were written. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I really like this series, which sets up each volume as the "biography" of a text: its genesis, the political and intellectual context of its composition, for some books the transfer from manuscript to print, its fortunes in intellectual history and the marketplace. http://www.amazon.com/Bible-Biography-Books-Changed-World/dp/B002EQ9LRG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1313185450&sr=8-1 There are also a couple of Teaching Company lectures that focus on the historical context from which the Bible emerged and how it became canonical, particularly in The Western Canon in Context, which I have watched; but I suspect the courses specifically on the Bible would do so also, plus discussion of content, literary aspects, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deniseibase Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Not a curriculum, but Isaac Asimov's Guide to the Bible is probably the best I've read for a secular view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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