Holy book the two world religions - Christianity and Judaism, is the Bible.It amounts to different people, the prophets, priests and even rulers over the centuries, and maybe even thousands of years.If we open and flipped through its pages, you will find there are many texts that have a completely different subjects, and importance.Among them there are prophecies, teachings, historical reports, and biblical myths.It was last read by people, in practice, most readily.They are easy to understand, easily prepared and have a bright scene.Well, we touch these myths and try to comprehend their sacred meaning.
briefly on the contents of the Bible
known that the Bible - it is the Holy Scriptures, which are conditionally divided into two parts: the Old and New Testaments.The first tells the story of how God created our earth is led to the prosperity and well-being of the people of the sacred - the ancient Hebrews.The pages of this part of the book concluded the world's oldest biblical myths that were mostly made up of the Semitic peoples.As for the New Testament, the Jews, he was categorically rejected.For them, the one Word of God is still only the Old Testament, which they call the Tanach.The New Testament is already tells us how he lived, Jesus Christ, the Messiah, what works he left behind and what they had taught their neighbors.It is at the heart of all these events and makes, so to speak, more modern biblical myths.Summary of each of them will be described below, which will give an opportunity to understand what it can teach this book.
Brief description of the sacred legends
Conditional Letters of St. separation into two parts is accompanied by not only sharing the faith of Christianity and Judaism.Reading this book, one can clearly notice the differences of style during the transition from the first part of the second.With full confidence we can say that the biblical myths and legends that are on the pages of the Tanakh - is the most instructive and life stories.Moreover, in this part of the Scriptures collected a lot of stories.But most importantly, that they comprehend the truth, alas, not everyone is capable of.The New Testament contains the Biblical myths that are perceived much easier.They tell of the familiar celebrations, friendship, mutual aid, about the world and human relations.These stories will be very useful for children of any age.
When nothing was
As you guessed, the first biblical myth - about creation of the world.Its meaning is known to everyone, even the kids, because in order to streamline all, just to mention the days that were crucial for the future of life on Earth:
- Day One - from the darkness and emptiness, God created the heavens and the earth.There was nothing, just water, over which flew the Spirit of God.That is why the Creator separated the light from the darkness and called them night and day.
- Day Two - God divided the sea of a certain firm.One part of the water left underneath it, and the other - over it.This firmament and called heaven.
- On the third day God gathered all the water in one place, so that the land was formed.On its open spaces he raised shrubs, flowers and trees.
- fourth day dedicated to the Creator of the creation of the luminaries.Earth Day The sun shone bright, and at night - a dim moon.
- On the fifth day God created living beings: reptiles, mammals, butterflies and insects.In short, all those who have populated the world.
- And on the sixth day of the Lord in his own image made man.The first was a man, and after him there was a woman.
- On the seventh day, the Creator did not do anything.
Adam and Eve.Forbidden Apple
continues the biblical creation myth of the life of the first people on the planet - Adam and Eve.Create them, the Lord gave them everything that one can dream.They lived in the Garden of Eden, nothing needed and were able to talk to animals.Eat fruits could all trees, except one - the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, or the Tree of Life.One crafty serpent persuaded Eve to eat the forbidden fruit from the branches.She broke the ban and are prone to this Adam.Because of the disobedience of God cast out of paradise and cursed the snake people.In addition, it condemned a woman to give birth in pain, and a man - to the persistent difficulties in obtaining food.The serpent was also doomed to permanent crawling on his belly.
mark of Cain
first child of Adam and Eve had two sons - Cain and Abel.The first was a farmer, and the second - pastoralists.One day, they decided to sacrifice their gifts to God.Cain burned on the altar of the fruits of their plants.And Abel sacrificed a lamb.In the first action of the Lord's brother did not even pay attention, and that's a tribute in the form of animal he was interested.From envy Cain killed his brother, soon learned about God.For this elder brother he was sentenced to the fact that he will be killed by the first counter.In addition, the Creator imposed a stamp.Which it was - no one knows.
Another God's punishment
One of the most interesting and exciting is the biblical myth of the flood.Once humanity on the planet held a certain number of centuries, it has had time to fall in all serious sins.Men stole, cheated, killed.For that God decided to open all the windows of heaven and earth, and to release them from the water, in order to erase from the land all that is in it live.Only Noah and his family, who did not commit sin, Gd commanded to build an ark.On board this person, in addition to his sons and his wife, also took the "pair of every creature."They were animals, insects, birds, reptiles.After all climbed into the ark, God closed the door and it opened all the windows of heaven.Water completely covered the ground, and even the highest mountains were under its thickness.From time to time, Noah released a dove out to that found at least one piece of land, but the bird always came back to the ark.Once the pigeon flew away and never returned, which gave people the opportunity to understand that the land beginning to emerge.It got her whole family in November, after which his sons left the great offspring son Japheth was the progenitor of the northern peoples, and Ham - African, but sim - Semitic.
"You do not hear each other ..."
biblical myth of the Tower of Babel can be considered as a very important historical source.It begins with the fact that after Noah's descendants settled in the land, they all spoke the same language.Gradually, people are coming down from the mountains to the plains, formed a settlement.One of the most fertile land at the time was a sandy valley that stretches between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, known to us as Mesopotamia.As the biblical myths and legends, it is on these lands settled the first people in the world (by the way, historians also tend to it).They built houses, formed the city, city-states and the adjacent villages.But once people want to get to heaven (remember that in the Bible heaven is defined as something solid), and they decided to build an incredible height of the tower.At the construction site we gathered all the workers of this region, and they were able to build a very tall building, which has been stepped structure.God saw all this, and once suspected human stupidity, divided them.Everyone started to speak their separate language, and builders could no longer work together.The city in which they lived, was called Babel, which means "confusion."
teach children the Word of God
If you want your baby to open the world of sacred knowledge, it is recommended to start reading his Bible myths that are enclosed in the New Testament.They are easier to understand, and do not have such a global scale and meaning, as the ancient Semitic.Tales that are on the pages of the New Testament, we are taught to humanity, friendship, love, call for understanding neighbor and help him.Because below will outline the biblical myths for children who can read it just like a fairy tale.Gradually the child will absorb the information you need, in the future it will be important to his worldview.
Temptations of Jesus in the desert
After baptism Messiah was cast into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit, so that he was able to overcome the devil's temptation.After staying there for forty days, Jesus felt hungry.Then came the Devil, and said to him: "If you - the Son of God, turn stones into bread."To which came the reply: "Not all the food you feed people, and God's Word."After this, Jesus, Satan raised the roof of the temple and said, "If you - the Son of God, throw yourself down and the angels will catch you."Messiah replied: "Do not tempt God."In the end, Satan has raised him above all the cities, gardens and fields and said that if Jesus would worship him, all of it will get into their possession.In response, he heard that a man is only one God, and only him, he will worship.
Wealth madman
One of the most important sermons of Jesus was: "Do not look for material wealth in this world, because they do not depend on it your life."For this statement followed a parable.The gist of it was that a rich man had a good harvest in the field.But to collect the fruits of his he has been nowhere.He built larger and larger homes to store their wealth there, and nothing else thought.One day the Lord appeared to him and said: "After you die, where do you get to all your nazhitki?Who are they now belong? "From this it follows that it is necessary to be rich not with money and gifts, and the word of God.And all the rest will follow by itself.
Conclusion We have presented to you only the most well-known and accessible to the perception of the biblical myths.Summary of each of them - is the ability to quickly understand God's plan, to discover something new and truly wise.Unfortunately, they do not reveal the fullness of meaning, which is in the Holy Scriptures.Reading the Bible itself - work much more productive, but it takes time.
