Tag Archives: Canaan

Melchizedek Part 2

Posted on August 1, 2026 by ehurst

Re: Naked Bible 167: Melchizedek Part 1b To a Hebrew mind, the nature of something – the ontology – is of little consequence. What really matters is the role a thing plays. What can we do with it? More to … Continue reading →

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Melchizedek Part 1

Posted on July 25, 2026 by ehurst

For once, I’m not walking with Heiser very closely. I’ll be paralleling his podcast series on Melchizedek, but relying on studies from other authors. The difficulty I have here is that, if you really need footnotes and references, I no … Continue reading →

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Three Small Issues

Posted on June 27, 2026 by ehurst

Re: Naked Bible 158: The Fate of the Ark of the Covenant The Ark of the Covenant required ritually prepared priests to move it. Anyone else who touched it risked dying. It didn’t happen 100% of the time, but close … Continue reading →

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Languages of the Bible and in the Bible

Posted on November 8, 2025 by ehurst

In order to handle one particular Bible passage, we need a wealth of background explanation. All the more do we need it because we need to clobber some false notions common in our day. Abraham was referred to in Scripture … Continue reading →

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It’s the Rituals

Posted on June 21, 2025 by ehurst

Re: Naked Bible 79: Leviticus 17-18 We aren’t through with Leviticus. Already we’ve discovered some details that most readers never catch because the Hebraic and ANE background are missing. Starting in Leviticus 17 through 26, we are looking at what … Continue reading →

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