Theologies of the mind in biblical Israel

by Michael Carasik

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Did the Hebrew mind work differently from those of people in the Western tradition of civilization? This long-discredited question still lingers in biblical studies. Theologies of the Mind in Biblical Israel approaches the topic of the Israelite mind from a new direction, exploring how the biblical texts themselves, especially Proverbs and Deuteronomy, describe the working of the mind. It demonstrates that the much-discussed role of memory in the Bible is just one part of a general understanding that in the realm of 'knowledge' God and humanity are rivals.… (more)

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I. Biblical language of the mind
Thinking about thinking
Receptive Mind
Knowledge
Perception
Education
Retentive Mind
To write or to remember
To Be (or not to Be) Aware
Creative mind
Verbal thought
Thinking heart
Mind that plans

II. Biblical Views of the Mind
Proverbs and reality of the mind
Seven abominations are in his heart
Deuteronomy and the Control of the Mind
Teach them to your children
With all your heart

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Did the Hebrew mind work differently from those of people in the Western tradition of civilization? This long-discredited question still lingers in biblical studies. Theologies of the Mind in Biblical Israel approaches the topic of the Israelite mind from a new direction, exploring how the biblical texts themselves, especially Proverbs and Deuteronomy, describe the working of the mind. It demonstrates that the much-discussed role of memory in the Bible is just one part of a general understanding that in the realm of 'knowledge' God and humanity are rivals.

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