Tag Archives: epistemology

StT: Galatians 3:10-12

Posted on January 30, 2015 by ehurst

(A little more from Gospel Red Herring: Spiritualizing the Text.) Galatians 3:10-12 Westerners tend to demand a semantic precision that is often absent in the New Testament. In this context, Paul uses the term “law” (Grk: nomos) in place of … Continue reading →

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Judaizers Have Many Names

Posted on January 29, 2015 by ehurst

Somebody figured it out a very long time ago: The best slave is the one who thinks they are in Heaven. Westerners struggle to comprehend a value system that puts people above property. Our society even treats life as property … Continue reading →

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StT: Take Two, They’re Small

Posted on January 28, 2015 by ehurst

(Today’s sample is a couple of short items from Gospel Red Herring: Spiritualizing the Text.) Hebrews 7:1-2 If you read this and the following passage literally, you cannot possibly comprehend where the author is going with this concept. While he … Continue reading →

Posted in bible | Tagged ancient hebrew culture, epistemology, literal meaning, Melchizedek, mysticism, Pharisaical Hellenism, scripture | 5 Comments

The Mission before Us

Posted on January 20, 2015 by ehurst

Some thoughts… As always, I support DIY religion. Nothing binds you to my teaching and certainly none of my calling. When I write, I assume you at least have an interest in what I have to say, if not some … Continue reading →

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StT: Acts 2:25-28

Posted on January 20, 2015 by ehurst

(Another sample from Gospel Red Herring: Spiritualizing the Text.) Acts 2:25-28 Peter continues his Pentecostal defense of the ecstatic behavior of the Christians in Jerusalem, this time quoting David from Psalm 16:8-11. Once again, it is the Old Testament writer … Continue reading →

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Ineffable, Inexplicable, Incomprehensible

Posted on January 16, 2015 by ehurst

Ineffable does not mean inexplicable. Have you ever seen a cloud chamber? You create a sealed environment using a hardened glass cylinder and load the air inside with water or alcohol vapor to the point of super-saturation. It gets cloudy … Continue reading →

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StT: Matthew 11:10

Posted on January 13, 2015 by ehurst

Another episode selected from the series “Gospel Red Herring: Spiritualizing the Text”. Jesus is discussing His cousin, John the Baptist, and quotes Malachi 3:1. There’s not much controversy here over what that means. Malachi has been hammering the Jewish leadership … Continue reading →

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Paint Your Own Picture

Posted on January 10, 2015 by ehurst

Don’t ape the particulars; strive for the essence. You and I cannot be genuinely Hebraic, nor should we desire it. The context of that era is long gone in human experience. The people who bore it naturally threw it away … Continue reading →

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StT: Another Sample

Posted on January 8, 2015 by ehurst

All truth is God’s truth. Otherwise, it’s baloney. There’s an underlying principle at work when we study the Scripture here at Kiln of the Soul. We leave the door wide open for Our Father to decide how He will speak … Continue reading →

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Treasury of Hearts

Posted on January 6, 2015 by ehurst

I tell you the solemn truth, the person who believes in me will perform the miraculous deeds that I am doing, and will perform greater deeds than these, because I am going to the Father. (John 14:12 NET) I spent … Continue reading →

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