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I was often told that the Bible was a Hebrew book and it should be read like a Hebrew or you will miss much of the meaning. They did not mean that we simply have different cultures but that the very process of thinking is different. The West has been influenced greatly by Greek philosophy and logic. Greek thinking might be crudely summarized as placing great emphasis on the law of non-contradiction. The Hebrew process is in 'tasting' the words in rich and deep metaphor. | I was often told that the Bible was a Hebrew book and it should be read like a Hebrew or you will miss much of the meaning. They did not mean that we simply have different cultures but that the very process of thinking is different. The West has been influenced greatly by Greek philosophy and logic. Greek thinking might be crudely summarized as placing great emphasis on the law of non-contradiction. The Hebrew process is in 'tasting' the words in rich and deep metaphor. | ||
| − | Unfortunately, in the Greek church (established by Christ through the missionary journey of Paul and descended through the Catholic churches, the Protestant Reformation, the Restoration movement, Evangelicalism and even the post-evangelical churches), substitute learning factual knowledge of the culture of the Hebrews | + | Unfortunately, in the Greek church (established by Christ through the missionary journey of Paul and descended through the Catholic churches, the Protestant Reformation, the Restoration movement, Evangelicalism and even the post-evangelical churches), substitute learning factual knowledge of the culture of the Hebrews for actually learning how to think Hebrew. |
Revision as of 17:10, 3 October 2016
I was often told that the Bible was a Hebrew book and it should be read like a Hebrew or you will miss much of the meaning. They did not mean that we simply have different cultures but that the very process of thinking is different. The West has been influenced greatly by Greek philosophy and logic. Greek thinking might be crudely summarized as placing great emphasis on the law of non-contradiction. The Hebrew process is in 'tasting' the words in rich and deep metaphor.
Unfortunately, in the Greek church (established by Christ through the missionary journey of Paul and descended through the Catholic churches, the Protestant Reformation, the Restoration movement, Evangelicalism and even the post-evangelical churches), substitute learning factual knowledge of the culture of the Hebrews for actually learning how to think Hebrew.
