Tag Archives: wisdom literature

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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Catching Up Again

Posted on February 12, 2015 by ehurst

I’m working on the next book, a part of the Ancient Truth Bible study series. This volume will cover the Wisdom Literature (minus Proverbs and Psalms, which will each get their own volume) which leaves Job, Ecclesiastes and Song of … Continue reading →

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Job 28

Posted on February 22, 2014 by ehurst

Job’s friends had clearly failed to take advantage of revelation. Instead, they relied on their own reasoning as to how things worked, a miserable failure. Job continues his speech by explaining how wisdom is not within human reach, but requires … Continue reading →

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Job 4

Posted on August 24, 2013 by ehurst

As we dig into the comments of Job’s friends, we need to keep one thing in mind: They are passing judgment on Job’s words, as if a private complaint among friends is tantamount to defaming God. Meanwhile, they ignore his … Continue reading →

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ACBM: Part 3 Chapter 2

Posted on July 30, 2013 by ehurst

Chapter 2 — Mystical Reading of ANE Literature A critical part of mysticism is teaching the mind to serve, not lead. While we don’t have too many ANE words that can be translated as “intuition,” it’s clearly one of the … Continue reading →

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Ecclesiastes Intro and Chapter 1 (Updated)

Posted on May 12, 2013 by ehurst

Introduction The sarcasm and mocking Solomon offers here could easily be aimed at the large number of Western Christians who don’t get Hebrew wisdom literature. The underlying premise of the book is portraying the vanity of trying to understand life, … Continue reading →

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