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HTCG 03a
We are about halfway through this book, folks. It’s always a good thing to stand up and defend your position against better educated people. Boman is not stupid, but he has his own biases. Mine have been discussed here often … Continue reading
HTCG 02d
Chapter 2 continues. Section C: The Impression of Things Part 3: Comparison with Plato’s Symposium Recall that the previous post left off mentioning the Hebrew outlook on human sexual union. What Boman only hints at in this part would require … Continue reading
HTCG 01g
Chapter 1 continues. Section E: Collective Concepts and Ideas Part 2: Platonic Parallels First, a brief reminder here. I learned from linguistic experts that Greek, as with other western languages, tends to see language as a conveyance of content. Words … Continue reading
HTCG 01c
We continue with Chapter 1, section A. Part 5: The Dynamic Character of the World Here I am compelled to reflect upon rather than interpret what Boman says. He points out that a major reason the Hebrews consider the earth … Continue reading
HTCG Introduction
It’s this blog’s turn to review a book: Hebrew Thought Compared with Greek by Thorleif Boman (HTCG). The book was published first in German back in 1954; this is the second edition translated into English around 1960. The copy I’m … Continue reading
NT Doctrine — Corinth
We insert here an interlude to explain some background. During Paul’s time at Ephesus, he wrote a letter to Corinth that he mentions (1 Corinthians 5:9), but which we do not have today. We guess that whomever was the messenger … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, Biblical Law, Corinthians, gnostic heresies, greek philosophers, marriage, pagan religion
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How to Answer Fools
I’m getting some minor harassment from someone who calls himself Zeno the Stoic. There is no reply to such men because they are driven by the same lies from Satan that got us into this fallen condition in the first … Continue reading
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Tagged epistemology, faith, greek philosophers, heart-led, human reason, intellect
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Epistemology and the Fall (Updated)
I’m getting a trickle of questions about Jesus’ behavior, enough to start an outline, but most of them are rather late in His ministry. For the next chapter of our book it seems obvious to discuss biographical background and some … Continue reading
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Tagged greek philosophers, intellect, mysticism, nature, philosophy, scripture, theology
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