φύσις κρύπτεσθαι φιλεῖ
After creating the heavens and the earth from the deep which was void and without form, God sets to the task of creating the world. Between Genesis 1:3-25 there is a lot going on and most of it is quite subtle. It will bear careful consideration before we get to the creation of man. …
Earlier this week we spoke about the pattern that God sets at the beginning of time in the opening lines of Genesis. I want to spend a little more time talking about this pattern as it is absolutely crucial going forward. The first two lines of Genesis are In the Beginning God created the heavens…
Here we are. To the best of my ability I’ve attempted, in the last twenty-five posts, to create a primer for this moment. Beginning with the importance of the image of the shepherd in the ancient world to the Mesopotamian and Egyptian cosmogonies which preceded the ancient Hebrews, to how various scientific disciplines have found…
In this final post before we take up the task of walking through the stories of Genesis I want to talk about frames of reference as well as make some disclaimers. After all, to paraphrase Marcus Brody, we are meddling with powers we cannot possibly comprehend. Despicable people like philosopher John Gray and eco-fascist David…
Several weeks ago we discussed how action is the cradle for thought. As we are getting ready to embark on the project of walking through the biblical stories, it is important to stop for a moment and consider how it is that stories come about. The human story begins some eight million years ago with…
As mentioned in several posts already, the closest the modern world has to the biblical understanding of the world comes from American Pragmatism and Phenomenology. For both the pragmatist and phenomenologist, that which is experienced is that which is real. For instance, in his seminal work and arguably the seminal work of phenomenology, Sein und…
Theos (Gr.θεός) is the Greek word for God. If we are going to contend with the biblical stories it is probably a good idea to get straight exactly what we mean when we say “god” — at least to the best of our abilities. To this end, and in no particular order, I intend to…
Today, as we continue to flesh out our introduction to the Bible, I want to continue with our understanding of the differences between the modern epistemic framework versus the one of the ancients. The difference is important and far too infrequently understood. To this end I want to begin by discussing the problem of creationism….
In this week’s Main Project post we began the process of introducing the Bible. Today I want to continue this introduction by talking about the epistemology of the Bible, the natural cognitive framework of man and how these stories arose and became the wellspring for all of western civilization. One way to look at…
The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Proverbs 9:10 This project is of enormous in scope. The span ranges from the earliest writings of the Mesopotamian Empire to the present day. The idea which gave birth to this project is that the…