Tag Archives: old testament

AT: Wisdom Literature Published

Posted on February 21, 2015 by ehurst

Just published Ancient Truth: Wisdom Literature this morning. You can get your free copy here. This makes the thirteenth volume in the Ancient Truth series.

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Spiritualizing the Text: Sample

Posted on January 5, 2015 by ehurst

I’m working back through the passages where the New Testament writers were guilty of “spiritualizing the text” of the Old Testament. That’s sarcasm; I reject the notion there is anything wrong with doing that. Yet the same people who assert … Continue reading →

Posted in bible | Tagged epistemology, hebrew culture, Matthew's Gospel, mysticism, old testament, prophet isaiah, scripture, Virgin Birth | Comments Off

Universalist Logic

Posted on October 30, 2014 by ehurst

Walk in the light you have. I’m not here to dictate orthodoxy for others; I can only relate to you what I’ve experienced. Theology as commonly done among Western Christians is wholly misleading because it pretends certitude here in this … Continue reading →

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Evangelical False God

Posted on October 21, 2014 by ehurst

It never stops. Every where I turn, I keep encountering the same blindness, though expressed in different ways. And the people who wallow in that blindness rarely seize the hand offered so they can be pulled out. Mercy cannot be … Continue reading →

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Christian Un-politics

Posted on September 3, 2014 by ehurst

Sometimes you just have to back off and see the forest for the trees. Before the Harlot Church, there was the Harlot Israel (see the prophet Hosea). She rode the Beast of Rome. Rome was the patsy in crucifying Christ. … Continue reading →

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Old Testament and Afterlife

Posted on July 7, 2013 by ehurst

There are a vast number of differing viewpoints; mine is just one more. Please note, a huge portion of scholarship is hostile. That is, the scholar goes into the question assuming the worst and isn’t surprised to find evidence supporting … Continue reading →

Posted in bible | Tagged history, intellectual organization, mysticism, mythology, old testament, peace, peace with god, scripture, theology | 3 Comments