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ACBM: Spoiler

Posted on July 11, 2013 by ehurst

I’ve decided to follow right behind the introduction with a spoiler, a sort of summary of where the whole thing is going. ******** Spoiler Maybe you don’t want to read all the stuff listed in this syllabus. Maybe you agree … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Outline 2

Posted on July 4, 2013 by ehurst

Part 2 of the current proposed outline for the course: ************ Part 2: Defining Biblical The ANE use of language to indicate, not discrete objects and ideas, but moral importance — parabolic and symbolic, indicative. 1. Ancient Near East We … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Outline 1

Posted on July 3, 2013 by ehurst

Proposed outline with key items so far: ************ Part 1: Defining the West 1. Greece, Rome and Germanic Tribes The use of Western languages as a means of transmitting mythology — nominative, descriptive and discrete. 2. Greek Philosophers Socrates we … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Perspective

Posted on July 1, 2013 by ehurst

As part of the introduction, I propose the following as a broader explanation of the perspective and thesis of the course. Part of the idea is to offer readers and students every opportunity to decide this is not for them, … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Getting a Little More Serious

Posted on June 30, 2013 by ehurst

This is my current version of the introduction to the course: Objective: This course offers a comparative cultural anthropology study of the unique intellectual approach from which the Christian Bible is written. It presumes the student is Western and is … Continue reading →

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Biblical Patriarchy

Posted on June 26, 2013 by ehurst

Patriarchy is God’s idea, but by no means can we confuse that with Western patriarchal traditions. In the Bible Wisdom is portrayed as a woman. She would never seek to rule, but does invite every man to take her as … Continue reading →

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None Righteous

Posted on June 17, 2013 by ehurst

“There is no one righteous, not even one.” (Romans 3:10 NET, quoting Psalm 14) The human race is fallen. The most basic demand from God after the Flood was for Noah to institute social constraints on human behavior. Men were … Continue reading →

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Eve Was Deceived

Posted on June 16, 2013 by ehurst

References: Genesis 3:14-19; 1 Timothy 2:9-15 If you want to call God a misogynist, feel free. He’s not too concerned with your opinions and reasoning, especially if you are a sucker for the mythology of feminism. Human nature has not … Continue reading →

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ACCM: Brainstorming

Posted on June 7, 2013 by ehurst

Re: Proposed A Course in Christian Mysticism (ACCM) Brainstorming is grabbing every idea which might be in any way related or simply driving your concerns. We pray over the mixed collection of ideas, then organize them into some recognizable pattern. … Continue reading →

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Morality Defines All Things

Posted on June 2, 2013 by ehurst

Morality is defined as obedience to God’s revelation regarding things in this life. It is living in this fallen world according to a divine understanding of what’s wrong and what’s right, but it assumes an understanding that is higher than … Continue reading →

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