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God Pranks
Do you understand that God has a sense of humor? The Bible is loaded with puns and sarcasm that most people miss. Job, in the midst of his sorrows, answered one of his harassing friends with something like this: “Oh, … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Mysticism, God's character, sense of humor, spiritual family, synchronicity
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Who Could Leave?
If you can begin to absorb the Hebrew outlook on time versus the western emphasis on efficiency, then you will understand the seeming lack of hurry for most things in Scripture. And the few times you read “make haste” become … Continue reading
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Tagged empathy, Matthieu Pageau, moral development, time and space
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More Word, Less Image
A major element in what we consider child misbehavior is visual stimulation. This is well known, but seldom stated. The way the human brain works, visual stimulation is very much like any other stimulant — it becomes addictive. If you … Continue reading
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Tagged human capabilities, mental-health, psychology, spiritual warfare
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HTCG Summary
Summary and Psychological Foundation of the Differences Boman devotes these last few pages to restating his thesis that it is best to synthesize the Greek/western viewpoint and the Hebrew into something better than either — at least, that’s what he … Continue reading
HTCG 05
Chapter 5: Logical Thinking and Psychological Understanding Section A: Logic and Psychology Boman separates between logic (impartial and objective) and psychology (engaging sympathetically) in approaching reality — thinking versus understanding. But in actual experience, the two are inseparable. Still, he … Continue reading
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Tagged Hebrew epistemology, logic, psychology, Thorleif Boman, western epistemology
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HTCG 04
Chapter 4: Symbolism and Instrumentalism In this chapter Boman starts out bouncing off of Canon Oliver Quick, an Anglican priest who wrote a good bit on philosophy. Section A: The Hebrew Conception of the Thing The mainstream view is that … Continue reading
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HTCG 03k
Chapter 3: Time and Space Section E: History and Nature Part 3: Functional Cosmology versus Visual Cosmology It has been a common assumption that Hebrew cosmology can be interpreted visually. You can find lots of drawings, and they are all … Continue reading
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Tagged cosmology, Hebrew epistemology, Michael S. Heiser, Thorleif Boman, western epistemology
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HTCG 03j
Chapter 3: Time and Space Section E: History and Nature Part 1: Historical Understanding among Greeks and Israelites Boman divides modern historians into two camps. There are those who insist the Greeks were the masters of history writing. There are … Continue reading
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Tagged Hebrew epistemology, history, Thorleif Boman, western epistemology
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HTCG 03i
Chapter 3: Time and Space Section D: Quantity and Number: Spatially Quantitative and Dynamically Qualitative Quantities Boman really drags out this chapter, but still misses some things. He notes that, to understand the Greek spatial conception of things, we need … Continue reading
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Tagged Hebrew epistemology, languages, math and science, Thorleif Boman, western epistemology
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