Gain a better understanding of the thought-world of the Bible with Introducing Hebraic Thought: A Biblical Philosophy of Truth (BI210). Hebraic thought, according to Dr. Dru Johnson, is the thinking, concepts, and practices that emerge consistently across the biblical literature from the Hebrew Bible into the New Testament. In this course Dru Johnson looks at the philosophical tradition embedded in Scripture. He explores how the biblical writers communicated and describes the marks of Hebraic though. You’ll come away from the course with an increased biblical literacy and fluency and a better appreciation of the intellectual tradition of the Bible.
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Speaker and Course
6m
The Problem: What Is Hebraic Thought and Why Does It Matter?
Introduction to the Problem
6m
Hebraic Thought Is a Living Tradition
4m
Blinders to Our Understanding
10m
Quarrelers among Us
8m
The Solution: Understanding the Conceptual World of the Biblical Authors
Introduction to the Solution
7m
Misconceptions about the Bible
9m
Criteria for Mapping Hebraic Thought
11m
God of Reason and Reasonable Humans
10m
How Do the Biblical Authors Communicate Hebraic Thought?
Communicating Hebraic Thought
9m
The Style of Hebraic Thought
4m
Hebraic Style Is Pixelated
7m
Hebraic Style Networked
10m
Biblical Literature as Philosophical Reasoning
Philosophical Reasoning
8m
Narrative Reasoning
7m
Poetic Reasoning
7m
Legal Reasoning
10m
Marks of Hebraic Thought: Mystery Is Foundational
Distinctive Marks of Hebraic Thought
2m
The Mysterianist Conviction
7m
Connected to Creation
4m
Expected of All Israel
7m
Marks of Hebraic Thought: Knowledge through Ritual
Final Distinctive Mark of Hebraic Thought
6m
Ritual Is Still Our Best Way to Understand
8m
Ritual Knowing in Scripture
11m
Scripture Literacy and Fluency
Observations Derived from Understanding the Hebraic Philosophical Style
6m
Literacy
15m
Attempts at Literacy and Fluency Gone Wrong
5m
Turn down the Volume of Present Voices and Turn up the Volume of Biblical Voices
7m
Guidance, Calling, and the Word of the Lord
Tracing Hebraic Thinking: Guidance, Calling, and the Word of the Lord
3m
Confidence in Knowing Is Key to Understanding Calling
9m
Confident Knowing in the Ancient near East
7m
Confident Knowing in the New Testament
9m
Justice and Retribution
Hebraic Thinking on Justice and Retribution
3m
Legal Reasoning and Hebraic Law in the Context of the Ancient near East
7m
The Laws of Torah Functioning as Wisdom
5m
Injustice as Abusing Eyes and Teeth, Part 1
6m
Injustice as Abusing Eyes and Teeth, Part 2
12m
Truth, Fake News, and Conspiracy Theories
Comparing the Categories
5m
The Biblical Use of “Truth” and the Justification of “Truth”
10m
Encountering Fake News
9m
Conspiracy Theories and Our Emotional Need for Certainty
10m
Knowledge, Wisdom, and Science
What Does It Mean to Know Something?
1m
Who Knows What, and How? Part 1
11m
Who Knows What, and How? Part 2
9m
Rituals Are for Discernment
4m
Hebraic Ritual and Scientific Ritual
10m
A Difference that Endured
Hebraic Thought Continues into Our World
3m
Hebraic Thought Was Unique in the Ancient World
3m
Fingerprints of Hebraic Thought
3m
Lingering Questions
The Philosophical Tradition of Hebraic Thought
1m
Did Jesus Engage Graeco-Roman Thought?
6m
Was Paul the First Christian Philosopher?
9m
Is Hebraic Thought Just Another Term for Biblical Theology?