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ACBM: Part 2 Chapter 6

Posted on July 28, 2013 by ehurst

Chapter 6 — Judaizers and the Early Church The Hellenized rabbis were not done after the Crucifixion. Taking seriously the claim that Christianity was the logical and historical extension of Moses, they sought to bring all Christians back under proper … Continue reading →

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Ecclesiastes 12

Posted on July 27, 2013 by ehurst

Continuing where the previous chapter left off, Solomon reasserts the warning to his younger employees that they accountable first and foremost to their Creator. If you wait until you are older, the youthful habits of folly will blind you to … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Part 2 Chapter 5

Posted on July 27, 2013 by ehurst

Chapter 5 — Hellenization The name Israel applies not so much to a nation, but to a mission given to that nation. The true servant of Jehovah seeks to rise above mere human capability, to place the mind in service … Continue reading →

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Blogroll Changes

Posted on July 26, 2013 by ehurst

Should you imagine there could be some benefit or justification for it, I’m opening the blogroll there to the right. In keeping with my theme of the mystic shepherd serving the Lord, those of you wishing to nominate your own … Continue reading →

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Invisible Divine Justice

Posted on July 26, 2013 by ehurst

The whole business of mysticism is receiving actionable knowledge from outside the normal human intellectual inputs. It requires a faculty missing from humans by default. The very nature of the thing eludes our grasp, but we can discuss it in … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Part 2 Chapter 4

Posted on July 26, 2013 by ehurst

Chapter 4 — The Covenant Nation While the Mesopotamians kept track of a wide range of religious and philosophical considerations, the Nile Valley folks focused more on developing their own to a much greater depth. While our understanding of Egyptian … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Note 2

Posted on July 25, 2013 by ehurst

I forgot to mention that the call of mysticism doesn’t require a detailed knowledge of ANE archaeology. Around 1700 a Catholic Priest known as Francois Fenelon started down the path of mysticism. While we might find room to criticize some … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Part 2 Chapter 3

Posted on July 25, 2013 by ehurst

Chapter 3 — Abraham from Mesopotamia If you don’t understand Abraham the man, you cannot understand the Bible. The Genesis account makes no pretense at dating anything; it simply offers pivotal points along the path of revelation. The lack of … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Notes

Posted on July 24, 2013 by ehurst

This is not to impress you with what I know, but to entice you into what you can know. Before actually starting to type the text, I had gone back and reacquainted myself with an awful lot of ANE stuff … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Part 2 Chapter 2

Posted on July 24, 2013 by ehurst

Chapter 2 — The Ancient Near East The academic definition of The Ancient Near East (ANE) includes a portion of the earth’s surface which runs from the Caucasus on the northeast, across modern Turkey and out to Crete, down to … Continue reading →

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