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HTCG 03d
Chapter 3: Time and Space Section B: The Israelite Conception of Time Part 2: Psychic Time Subpart a: The Identity of Consciousness Western minds think of space as the place we exist. Time plays the same role for the Hebrews. … Continue reading
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HTCG 03c
Chapter 3: Time and Space Section B: The Israelite Conception of Time Part 1: The Time of Heavenly Luminaries Subpart c: Time-rhythms rather than Time-cycles or Time-lines We can be sure that humans and even animals sense the rhythms of … Continue reading
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HTCG 03b
Chapter 3: Time and Space Section B: The Israelite Conception of Time Part 1: The Time of Heavenly Luminaries Subpart a: The Uselessness of the Western Concept of Time Boman correctly notes that westerners are notorious for flatly ignoring any … Continue reading
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Tagged hebrew culture, Hebrew epistemology, Thorleif Boman, time and space, western epistemology
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NT Doctrine — Hebrews 7
Once again, I defer to previous commentary… While we must acknowledge that the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost was a new thing on this earth, we make a grave mistake if we assume faith and grace were not … Continue reading
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Tagged Covenant of Christ, Hebrews, Melchizedek, priesthood, the Covenant of Moses
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HTCG 03a
We are about halfway through this book, folks. It’s always a good thing to stand up and defend your position against better educated people. Boman is not stupid, but he has his own biases. Mine have been discussed here often … Continue reading
HTCG 02h
Chapter 2 continues. Section E: Appearance in Greek Thinking The Greeks were known for seeking to describe what they saw in objective terms. The intent was to give the hearer/reader a concrete impression of the scene or object of concern. … Continue reading
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HTCG 02g
Chapter 2 continues. Section D: The Impression of God Part 2: Imago Dei I rather expected what I got on this question. Boman chases a lot of theological meaning, bringing up two major figures in his educational background (Paul Humbert … Continue reading
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Tagged art, cultures and civilizations, elohim, heart-led, imago dei, knowledge of God, synagogues
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HTCG 02f
Chapter 2 continues. Section D: The Impression of God Part 1: The Israelite Image of God Boman starts off introducing the term “theriomorphic” — having the form of a beast. He talks about the Old Testament representation of Jehovah paganized … Continue reading
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Tagged heart-led, Hebrew Mysticism, human senses, literalism, moral discernment, Moses
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HTCG 02e
Chapter 2 continues. Section C: The Impression of Things Part 4: Personification in the Old Testament Boman insists that the Hebrews did not literally personify the forces of nature, but that it was simply a figure of speech. It seems … Continue reading
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Tagged Germanic tribes, heart-led, natural world, pagan mythology
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Not Today
Break today. The Lord is at work and there are things that take priority over the scheduled message. Tune in tomorrow for more on Bomans’ book. For now, there’s this message: The greatest miracle is when the Lord changes what’s … Continue reading