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On Being Your Own God
Let’s get one thing out of the way: I am by no means a gamer. I am somewhat of a computer geek, but it’s just a tool for something much more important. If the Internet and computers all died tomorrow, … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, civilization, propaganda, psychology, religion, scripture, social conditioning, social sciences
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Psalm 55
Echoing similar thoughts to Psalm 41 and regardless of the specific context in David’s mind, this psalm best fits the betrayal of Ahitophel, David’s trusted adviser, during Absalom’s Revolt. Even in this, we should not read Western cultural meaning back … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, King David, old testament history, politics, prayer, Psalms, wisdom literature
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Backporting Your Assumptions
In software development lingo, “backporting” is making adjustments in software code so that it works on some older OS. Software development typically takes place using the latest and greatest software environment. Backporting often means rewriting the code so that it … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Aristotle, Backporting, civilization, epistemology, intellectual background, Nebuchadnezzar, philosophy, scripture, software development
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Proverbs 13
1. A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a scorner does not hear rebuke. The Western approach makes this a matter of inflated reverence, even fearfulness, for the social system. Hebrew folks were not like that; there is no … Continue reading
Non-Goal Oriented
Stay with me here while we untangle several things. Put on your quantum thinking cap so you can handle multiple levels of consideration at once. Westerners in general tend to false dichotomies. This is part of the package that comes … Continue reading
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Heart: Awake and Clear
We have two concerns when we study how the Hebrew and other ANE cultures took seriously the heart as a superior intelligence. First, we have a massive barrier in the form of Western Civilization. It’s not enough that the West … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, aristotelian logic, civilization, epistemology, Hebrew language, mysticism, philosophy, quantum reasoning, scripture, sensory heart, spirituality, western civilization, Western mythology
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Proverbs 11 (Part 2)
16. A gracious woman keeps honor, and the strong keep riches. This one is a little ambiguous and often mistranslated. The image is not a contrast between men and women, but a woman who either acts like a lady or … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, proverbs, scripture, wisdom literature
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Psalm 49
We should not assume that figurative language indicates actual belief. The Ancient Near Eastern civilizations as whole generally avoided discussing the afterlife because they made no pretense of understanding it. Instead, they relied on a range of confused metaphors to … Continue reading
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Psalm 48
The third in the praise trilogy, we have now the emphasis on Zion. We’ve seen God as Protector, as King, and now His earthly capital reflects His glory. Depending on the particular translation, there is reference to Mount Zaphon or … Continue reading