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HTCG 03e
Chapter 3: Time and Space Section B: The Israelite Conception of Time Part 2: Psychic Time Subpart c: The Time of History Boman takes a couple of pages to warn us that the western notion of time is quite confused. … Continue reading
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Tagged grammar, Hebrew epistemology, Hebrew language, time and space, western epistemology
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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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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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