Category Archives: teaching

HTCG 01e

We continue with Chapter 1. Section D: The Word Part 1: The Word in Ancient Oriental and Hebrew Thought It has been well established by many scholars that the image of word in Hebrew is not a matter of ideas … Continue reading

Posted in teaching | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

HTCG 01d

We continue with Chapter 1. Section C: Non-being Part 1: In Greek Thought In order to logically corner the Sophists, Plato sought to define being further by defining non-being. It’s not simply the negation of being; it includes things merely … Continue reading

Posted in teaching | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

HTCG 01c

We continue with Chapter 1, section A. Part 5: The Dynamic Character of the World Here I am compelled to reflect upon rather than interpret what Boman says. He points out that a major reason the Hebrews consider the earth … Continue reading

Posted in teaching | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

HTCG 01b

We continue with Chapter 1, section A. Part 3: Logical “Being” in Hebrew Boman had previously mentioned the Hebrew noun clause that was often used in a place where we expect some kind of verb “to be”. The noun clause … Continue reading

Posted in teaching | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

HTCG 01a

Note: Each chapter of the book is outlined into sections, which are in turn outlined in smaller parts. Chapter 1: Dynamic and Static Thinking — Again, the issue stands on how any separation between thinking and language is artificial. There … Continue reading

Posted in teaching | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

HTCG Introduction

It’s this blog’s turn to review a book: Hebrew Thought Compared with Greek by Thorleif Boman (HTCG). The book was published first in German back in 1954; this is the second edition translated into English around 1960. The copy I’m … Continue reading

Posted in teaching | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Telling the Story Again, Part 5

As a sort of coda, I need to add one more warning: Libertarian theory is heavily influenced by Jews, as well. Bits and pieces of it work okay, but the current teaching is deeply Jewish. That is, it’s what Jews … Continue reading

Posted in teaching | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Telling the Story Again, Part 5

Telling the Story Again, Part 3

The first two parts summarize the foundation of how I understand what Jews are doing today, and the wider political currents. It’s very easy to miss the point that Israel did have a mandate from God as declared in the … Continue reading

Posted in teaching | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Telling the Story Again, Part 2

Let’s review what we gain from Heiser’s thesis. As always, it’s not simply his thesis; he brought together a vast body of scholarly work and presented it to church folks who rarely hear anything about it. The huge gulf in … Continue reading

Posted in teaching | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Telling the Story Again, Part 2

Telling the Story Again, Part 1

As always, I can only declare what I see. I know for certain there are things I don’t see, but it’s my instinct to make the most of what I do see. The problem is that I can see a … Continue reading

Posted in teaching | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment