One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” Titus 1:12 NASB Cretans – Crete has an ancient history. Home to the Minoans, significant to the Mycenaeans, and a major port island in the Roman Empire, Crete plays a role in the Mediterranean for thousands of years. …
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge. Proverbs 1:7 NASB Fear – Last year (October 2, 2011) we examined Moses Luzzatto’s insight into the meaning of yirat adonai (YHWH). Ira Stone commented on Luzzatto’s examination. It’s worth reading again: “It should by now be clear that the term yirat Ha-Shem [yirat adonai] cannot simply…
Some time ago I gave a lecture to a graduate class on several questions concerned with logic, thinking about God and certain issues in theology. You might be interested in this. Here is the link (if you have the time – it’s pretty long).
