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Ecclesiastes 9

Posted on July 6, 2013 by ehurst

Most translations get this first verse wrong because the translators come at it with Western assumptions. Thus, you’ll find a lot of “implied” verbiage added that misses the point: The most important possession any man could ever have on this … Continue reading →

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The Prophet’s Plan of Action

Posted on July 6, 2013 by ehurst

I get hounded a lot by people on the periphery of my online acquaintance. They aren’t into my prophetic ministry and many simply have no idea; in some cases they plainly ignore it. Instead, they persist in assuming I simply … Continue reading →

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Financial Cataclysm

Posted on July 5, 2013 by ehurst

The US government as we now experience it daily will soon end. I can’t predict how much of a change is coming, but there is a sense in which it will collapse and be replaced. This will happen even if … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Outline 2

Posted on July 4, 2013 by ehurst

Part 2 of the current proposed outline for the course: ************ Part 2: Defining Biblical The ANE use of language to indicate, not discrete objects and ideas, but moral importance — parabolic and symbolic, indicative. 1. Ancient Near East We … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Outline 1

Posted on July 3, 2013 by ehurst

Proposed outline with key items so far: ************ Part 1: Defining the West 1. Greece, Rome and Germanic Tribes The use of Western languages as a means of transmitting mythology — nominative, descriptive and discrete. 2. Greek Philosophers Socrates we … Continue reading →

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ACBM: A Critical Element in Analysis

Posted on July 2, 2013 by ehurst

It’s not enough to simply translate some ancient tongue into a modern written language; you still have to deal with how language itself was used. During those years I spent reading both the ANE and Western classics of literature, I … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Perspective

Posted on July 1, 2013 by ehurst

As part of the introduction, I propose the following as a broader explanation of the perspective and thesis of the course. Part of the idea is to offer readers and students every opportunity to decide this is not for them, … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Getting a Little More Serious

Posted on June 30, 2013 by ehurst

This is my current version of the introduction to the course: Objective: This course offers a comparative cultural anthropology study of the unique intellectual approach from which the Christian Bible is written. It presumes the student is Western and is … Continue reading →

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Contextual Justice

Posted on June 30, 2013 by ehurst

If nothing else, Solomon’s Ecclesiastes warns that you cannot put God in your logical box. It amuses me to no end how many Christian teachers say words to that effect, then promptly turn around and proceed trying to make God … Continue reading →

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Ecclesiastes 8

Posted on June 29, 2013 by ehurst

The Hebrew language did not lend itself easily to blunt or direct literal statements. Good Hebrew was loaded with imagery and parabolic expressions. Here, Solomon paints a scene of serving in his courts. Who wants to be a wise servant … Continue reading →

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