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Summary and Psychological Foundation of the Differences Boman devotes these last few pages to restating his thesis that it is best to synthesize the Greek/western viewpoint and the Hebrew into something better than either — at least, that’s what he … Continue reading
HTCG 05
Chapter 5: Logical Thinking and Psychological Understanding Section A: Logic and Psychology Boman separates between logic (impartial and objective) and psychology (engaging sympathetically) in approaching reality — thinking versus understanding. But in actual experience, the two are inseparable. Still, he … Continue reading
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HTCG 04
Chapter 4: Symbolism and Instrumentalism In this chapter Boman starts out bouncing off of Canon Oliver Quick, an Anglican priest who wrote a good bit on philosophy. Section A: The Hebrew Conception of the Thing The mainstream view is that … Continue reading
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Chapter 3: Time and Space Section E: History and Nature Part 3: Functional Cosmology versus Visual Cosmology It has been a common assumption that Hebrew cosmology can be interpreted visually. You can find lots of drawings, and they are all … Continue reading
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Chapter 3: Time and Space Section E: History and Nature Part 1: Historical Understanding among Greeks and Israelites Boman divides modern historians into two camps. There are those who insist the Greeks were the masters of history writing. There are … Continue reading
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HTCG 03i
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
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HTCG 03h
Chapter 3: Time and Space Section C: Space Part 3: The Boundless or the Infinite Boman surveys several different conceptions of infinity in the West. On the one hand, he says westerners strive too much to explain it. On the … Continue reading
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HTCG 03g
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
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HTCG 03f
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
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HTCG 03e
Chapter 3: Time and Space Section B: The Israelite Conception of Time Part 2: Psychic Time Subpart c: The Time of History Boman takes a couple of pages to warn us that the western notion of time is quite confused. … Continue reading
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