Hebrew Ethics: Radical in the Ancient Near East, Yet So Familiar to Us
Many of our modern ethical concepts—including repentance, forgiveness, and justice—are ideas that we take for granted, regardless of our stated…
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Genesis as Rationality in the Ancient Near East
Dru talks with Eric about how Hebrews reasoned through concepts in light of the ancient Near East.
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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…
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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…
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Introducing Dr. Joshua Berman (CHT Fellow)
In this episode, Dr. Berman describes what the intellectual world of the Bible looks like to him.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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FAQ: What Is Hebraic Thought?
“Hebraic thought is more than just religion—it’s a fully-formed cultural tradition. It includes that rich collection of ideas, concepts, stories, and values that emerge from the world of ancient Israel.”
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