FAQ: Why “Hebraic” and not “Jewish Thought”?

By Dr. Dru Johnson on July 19, 2019

In this FAQ episode of the Center for Hebraic Thought Podcast, Dr. Dru Johnson talks about the difference between the terms “Hebraic Thought” and “Jewish Thought.” Rather than focusing on Judaism as derived from the Second Temple Period of Israel or the Jewish Talmudic scholars and rabbis, the Center aims to discuss the philosophical worldview developed within the Hebrew Bible and to share it with modern-day Christian churches.

0:00 Introducing the Center for Hebraic Thought, The King’s College in New York City, and FAQs about the Center.
1:26 What’s the difference between Hebraic and Jewish Thought?
3:10 The goal of the Center

Credits for the music used in the CHT podcast can be found at: hebraicthought.org/credits/.

Founder and Director of the Center for Hebraic Thought

Dru teaches Biblical literature, theology, and biblical interpretation at The King’s College. He is an editor for the Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Biblical Criticism series; an associate director for the Jewish Philosophical Theology Project at The Herzl Institute in Israel; and a co-host for the OnScript Podcast. His recent books include Biblical Philosophy: An Hebraic Approach to the Old and New Testaments (Cambridge University Press); Human Rites: The Power of Rituals, Habits, and Sacraments (Eerdmans); and Epistemology and Biblical Theology (Routledge).

Before that, he was a high-school dropout, skinhead, punk rock drummer, combat veteran, IT supervisor, and pastor—all things that he hopes none of his children ever become.

He and his wife have four children. Interviews, articles, and excerpts of books can found at drujohnson.com.

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