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A Hebraic Approach to History: Response to Doran’s “The Theology of Foreign Policy”
Whether Americans adopt an Hebraic or Hellenic kind of theological worldview depends largely on if they identify more closely with an Hebraic or Hellenic kind of Christianity. The biggest determining factor may be one’s view of Scripture.
From Christian-Hater to CHT Co-Founder—Changed by Reading the Bible
How does the intellectual world of the Bible connect to modern-day issues for the Middle East and Christianity in the…
Environmentalism: Did the Biblical Authors Care?
Dr. Dru Johnson explains how humans can’t get away from the mandate in scripture to be responsible participants in the caretaking of our planet.
Heaven & Earth (The Bible Project)
“The union of Heaven and Earth is what the story of the Bible is all about.”
Ethical Ambiguity, Biblical Vigilantes, and Dr. Shira Weiss (CHT Fellow)
Scripture is full of stories of people who commit morally suspect acts. While sometimes they are explicitly rebuked, often the…
How Morality in the Bible Emerges within Narrative
When reading biblical narratives with multifaceted characters and complex situations, the reader is challenged to decipher ethical ambiguity, think through conflicts, and discover the implications for everyday life.
Introducing Dr. Joshua Berman (CHT Fellow)
In this episode, Dr. Berman describes what the intellectual world of the Bible looks like to him.
Yoram Hazony: “An Individualist Approach To The Hebrew Bible” (NPR)
Yoram Hazony opens the “bottle” of the Hebrew Bible and reads the message inside: there is hope for human political affairs, and the Scriptures are an epic that advocate wariness of great imperial powers and individualism in the face of authority.
Yoram Hazony on the Bible as Philosophy
In the modern West, our political discussions, universities, and even our churches, fail to address something that Dr. Yoram Hazony…
FAQ: Do We Think Like the Ancient Hebrews Did?
Did ancient Israelites think like we do today? Did they have abstract thoughts? If they don’t, then can we understand anything the biblical authors said? Dr. Dru Johnson discusses reasons to trust that we do think similarly to the biblical authors.
Introducing the Center for Hebraic Thought
This brief introduction describes why most of us take Hebraic thought for granted and why we have created the CHT.
Moshe Halbertal on Narrative in Philosophy
Why should philosophers, especially philosophers of religion care about narratives? Why is narrative philosophically relevant. Jewish philosopher Moshe Halbertal answers.
