Tag Archives: languages

HTCG 03i

Posted on September 30, 2024 by ehurst

Chapter 3: Time and Space Section D: Quantity and Number: Spatially Quantitative and Dynamically Qualitative Quantities Boman really drags out this chapter, but still misses some things. He notes that, to understand the Greek spatial conception of things, we need … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on HTCG 03i

HTCG 03g

Posted on September 27, 2024 by ehurst

Chapter 3: Time and Space Section C: Space Part 1: Form Western thinking distinguishes between the form of space and time separately from the content. Boman says we can imagine both as empty, yet still existing as an entity of … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on HTCG 03g

HTCG 03f

Posted on September 26, 2024 by ehurst

Chapter 3: Time and Space Section B: The Israelite Conception of Time Part 2: Psychic Time Subpart f: Contemporaneity Boman mentions Kierkegaard’s writing about taking faith and jumping across the ages to experience Christ and His life as if we … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on HTCG 03f

HTCG Introduction

Posted on September 2, 2024 by ehurst

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 →

Posted in teaching | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Why We Teach Biblical Law

Posted on November 25, 2019 by ehurst

Among the many different ways we might formulate an answer to the question in the title, there’s one that really matters: keeping morality conscious. The power of human coercion is emotion. The negative emotions that bind us all tend to … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Why We Teach Biblical Law

The Taste of Truth

Posted on March 12, 2017 by ehurst

We are wired for narrative. The Hebrew culture was mystical in nature; it was part of the Ancient Near East (ANE), which is a collection of cultures and civilizations that shared a mystical orientation. Westerners have struggled to make sense … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on The Taste of Truth

Linguistic Cynicism

Posted on January 19, 2017 by ehurst

Just for the record: My use of Oester and Odin as symbols are a matter of semantic choice; it’s grammar in the sense of usage — what’s familiar to the broadest portion of the reading audience. One of the few … Continue reading →

Posted in social sciences | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Linguistic Cynicism

Some More Babylon

Posted on November 30, 2016 by ehurst

The symbolic logic behind parables requires quantum thinking. It requires that you tear things down to the smallest practical level, including thinking about thinking itself, and become aware that a particular symbol has meaning on multiple levels. The parabolic symbols … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Some More Babylon

Potty Mouth

Posted on September 24, 2016 by ehurst

Our society’s obsession with cursing and foul language shows up as both a prissy objection to it, as well as a rejection of that standard by free use of such language. Yet even those who approve of cursing get tired … Continue reading →

Posted in eldercraft | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Potty Mouth

Realm without Words

Posted on May 21, 2016 by ehurst

What can I tell you? I don’t want meaning. I want peace and faith. I want a connection to the Creator so that I can discern His character directly in Creation. What my mind can make of these things is … Continue reading →

Posted in eldercraft | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Realm without Words