Tag Archives: Abraham

Heart-led Analysis of Living

Posted on December 3, 2018 by ehurst

It should seem obvious that, in order to read the Old Testament, one must read back into it the unstated assumptions the writers considered obvious. So we study the history of the Ancient Near East and do our best to … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged Abraham, ancient hebrew culture, ANE, archeology, Biblical Law, feminism, Judaism, western christianity | Comments Off

Bible Linguistics

Posted on July 7, 2017 by ehurst

I stayed up way too late reading this stuff. Abraham is considered the founder and progenitor faith covenants. It is bluntly stated in the New Testament that we who embrace Christ are also true spiritual descendants of Abraham (see Galatians … Continue reading →

Posted in bible | Tagged Abraham, ancient babylon, ancient civilizations, ancient hebrew culture, ANE, biblical languages | Comments Off

Heart of Faith: Chapter 8

Posted on April 12, 2015 by ehurst

Chapter 8 — More on Legalism It seems odd that mainstream Christianity is so quick to nitpick over some passages of Scripture — what Christ called “sifting out gnats” from flour — and swallowing the camel on other passages (Matthew … Continue reading →

Posted in meta | Tagged Abraham, civilization, covenant of abraham, divine revelation, history, Moses, pagan religions, publishing, religion, writing | Comments Off

Tag Archives: Abraham

Heart-led Analysis of Living

Bible Linguistics

Heart of Faith: Chapter 8

Categories

Archives