The Open Court 15, No.541, C.1
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Thy terrors have stricken me dumb ; They surround me, like water, all day, They all beset me together.
Thou hast removed from me friends and companions.
My acquaintance are darkness and Sheol.
The objection which is made to the belief in immortality by the canonical authors of the Old Testament seems strange to us who have acquired the custom of reading the Hebrew Scriptures in the light of the New Testament doctrines among which the be- lief in immortality is the keystone of religion. But we s...hall under- stand the situation better when we consider the intimate connexion BABYLONIAN AND HEBREW VIEWS OF DEATH. 35I of the belief in immortality among the Babylonians with the wor- ship of Tammuz and Istar. The wailing for Tammuz was a kind of All Souls' day, and the hope of the bereaved for a restoration of their beloved dead to life was based upon myths and celebrated with idolatrous practices which were an abomination to the sober and rationalistic Yahvist. The close relation to idolatry of all rituals that have reference to the dead is indicated in a passage of Jesus Sirach (xvii.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Thy terrors have stricken me dumb ; They surround me, like water, all day, They all beset me together.
Thou hast removed from me friends and companions.
My acquaintance are darkness and Sheol.
The objection which is made to the belief in immortality by the canonical authors of the Old Testament seems strange to us who have acquired the custom of reading the Hebrew Scriptures in the light of the New Testament doctrines among which the be- lief in immortality is the keystone of religion. But we s...hall under- stand the situation better when we consider the intimate connexion BABYLONIAN AND HEBREW VIEWS OF DEATH. 35I of the belief in immortality among the Babylonians with the wor- ship of Tammuz and Istar. The wailing for Tammuz was a kind of All Souls' day, and the hope of the bereaved for a restoration of their beloved dead to life was based upon myths and celebrated with idolatrous practices which were an abomination to the sober and rationalistic Yahvist. The close relation to idolatry of all rituals that have reference to the dead is indicated in a passage of Jesus Sirach (xvii.
What to read after The Open Court 15, No.541, C.1?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Carus, Paul, 1852-1919 to read onlineMoreLess
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