Philo of Alexandria: Judaism as Greek Philosophy

How compatible is the Hebrew Bible with Greek philosophy? As interpreted by the 1st century CE Jewish Egyptian author Philo of Alexandria, the two are one and the same. John Hamer of Toronto Centre Place looks at how Philo recast Moses as a philosopher king work how his allegorical interpretations presaged and influenced later Christian understandings of scripture.

[@orgelssecondrule9221]

Geddy Lee is amazing. He can play bass, keyboards, sing, and give a lecture on Philo of Alexandria at the same exact exact time

[@kirkraab9495]

That thought has occured to me as well.

[@jms7726]

Rush songs suddenly make sense now

[@nemdenemam9753]

Thank you for these videos. I just found you but I can't not stop binge watching you. It's really refreshing to see someone tackle this literature with neither an overly atheistic/theistic or pro/anti hellenistic lense (at least as far as I can tell). I hope that if there is a God then he prefers your attitude toward reasoning and teaching as opposed to a more dogmatic one.

[@paperback10]

Audience interruptions add nothing and detract from the continuity and otherwise excellent coherence of the presentation.

[@dbarker7794]

As usual from these talks, I learned many things. Thanks for sharing these videos here.

[@hygujiuy]

This is great. Thanks . It fills in some of the important gaps I have in my knowledge of the history Western Religions. You are a very good speaker and you are very patient with your audience who at times seem a bit slow on the uptake ...at times.

[@jsuebersax]

An excellent lecture! I wish there had been time to say more about Philo's ethics, which are of greater practical value than his metaphysics. Philo sees the Old Testament as a roadmap from (as St. Paul called it) 'carnal mindedness' to 'spiritual mindedness.' He aims to help us find happiness through (1) the contemplative life advocated by Plato and Aristotle, and (2) ultimately, mystical union with God. Philo's allegorical interpretations gives new coherence to the ethical and spiritual meaning of Genesis and Exodus.

[@PetraKann]

Tenuous connections between genuine philosophical greats and religious parrots

[@loriw1234]

You're a great lecturer. Outstanding topic as usual

[@C0Y0TE5]

I disagree. He lacks confidence. He shows periods of greatness, but falls back to a self-conscious giggle too often to be great. He fears the pitchforks...

[@adrianawalisch9014]

@@C0Y0TE5exactly!

[@AtheistEdge]

What's with the disrespectful audience, sabotaging the lecture at every opportunity. Save your questions and comments for the end!

[@tomesplin4130]

So frikken annoying

[@mkor7]

Indeed. They sound like morons with their constant inane interruptions.

[@andrewphilip3308]

That was an excellent non-partisan presentation, very well put together. Thank you to Prof(?) Hamer and the Toronto Congregation. One point: at 14.30 f. we heard about the 'weird dividing line' which puts the rabbis and protestants together in repect of the OT books they accept. This is not surprising when you realise that protestantism was a form of judaising from the beginning. Consider Cromwell appealing to the Old Testament as his army attacked the Irish and sacked Drgheda and Wexford. His grandfathers would probably have seen the inhabitants of those towns as brothers in Christ rather than as Amalekites, Canaanites or Philistines. St Augustine wrote a lot, and somewhere he says that the OT is to be interpreted in the light of divine love. That is remarkable because the OT does not exactly invite such an interpretation! And if he told XTns not to observe the Sabbath, he certainly wanted them to observe Sunday. I very much doubt that he encouraged them to kill, steal, covet and commit adultery. The Mosaic law was abrogated by Christ and a higher spiritual ethic was given which comprehends that which preceded it.

[@C0Y0TE5]

And yet I have known many xtians of the fundamentalist stripe that believe that the law does not apply to them. Jesus forgives their sins, as long as they believe. If they sin, they just ask jesus to forgive one more time. -- In the same vein we have seen these born again xtians deny vaccinations or obeying health mandates, because their faith SUPERCEDES all. -- Don't forget that Augustine said to let the City of Man burn (Rome), because the City of God was what should be striven for. Compare and contrast to Prosperity gospel.

[@tadpoleslamp]

Even before you got to the main presentation, u explained why jews/protestants have the same Bible, even if they categorized the books 📚differently. Thanks 😊much 😘for that.

[@gabrielleangelica1977]

False. The Jews believe that the christian bible is NOT translated into the correct Hebrew. The Catholics and Jews accept the book of Tobias.

[@gda295]

V informative and well done

[@robinstevenson6690]

Interestingly, Philo lived between 20 BCE and 50 CE making him a contemporary of Jesus and Hillel who shared Philo's tendency toward deep reflection vs. Shammai's literalism. He was deeply influence by 2nd Temple Judaism, and spoke so highly of the essenes that he shared many of their values (and those of Jesus, and Hillel).

[@robinstevenson6690]

Philo would have known a great deal about both John the Baptist and Jesus. It's possible that he might have seen or met them, Hillel, and Gemaliel personally. Given his affinity for the essenes, he would have been very sympathetic to John, & Jesus, and may have been deeply influenced by them.

[@robinstevenson6690]

Many Christians spoke very highly about Philo, and there were writings among Early Christians suggesting that they considered Philo to be a Judaic Christian, or at least a great admirer of Jesus. Not even the Similitudes of Enoch came so close to endorsing the concept of a divine Son of Man as Philo did.

[@pedroenrique9613]

@@robinstevenson6690 Philo never mentions Jesus. Philo was bent on trying to make Moses the utmost sage of antiquity. A total grift.

[@danzo1711]

@@pedroenrique9613 Moses was one of the greatest sages of antiquity.

[@pedroenrique9613]

@@danzo1711 Moses isnt even an historical figure, unlike Plato. The first five books of the bible where not written by a single person. This is a grift.

[@qaqqclifdunbar5154]

Where is John from originally?

[@johnbuglione3984]

The audience absolutely ruins this. No more open mics

[@traceyolsen308]

I'd read somewhere there was a Buddhist Monastery in Alexandria during the Greek/Roman period...are there any references to this or archaeological remains of somewhere there that looks Buddhist or Hindu? Also, apparently Hadrian referred to the devotees of the God Serapis as Christians...where do these references come from and what did he mean?

[@andrewsuryali8540]

There was a section of the old foreign quarter in Alexandria that housed Greeks and hellenized people from Bactria. During one stage of the Hellenistic era at the height of Seleucid power, the "hundred cities of Bactria" were the wealthiest grouping of Greek poleis in the world. These Greeks and their hellenized compatriots sent embassies and trading missions to all the great diadochi kingdoms, and some ended up in Alexandria. Bactria was also a major Buddhist center during this time thanks to Gupta "missionaries" going there. As such, there were Greek Buddhists in the Bactrian states, and they would later influence Buddhist art in India and the rest of Asia. There's an extant relief somewhere of a Bactrian Buddha (with a face that probably reflects a Bactrian king) guarded by literally Heracles. Some such Buddhist art (usually talismans with swastikas and lotuses on them) have been found in Alexandria and Egypt in general, so it's possible that some Bactrian Buddhists lived in Alexandria. However, if there was ever a Buddhist monastery there it would have been located in the part of Alexandria that is now underwater. Christos was one of the offiical titles of Serapis. Hadrian never used the Greek term Christianos (Christians) for them but called them the followers of the Christos. He definitely wouldn't have mistaken them for Christians as he was a frequenter of Serapions in Egypt. Hadrian himself was very familiar with Christians, as he issued an edict preventing their persecution. The Five Good Emperors (the Nerva-Antonine Dynasty) were very familiar with Christians and knew what and who they were. Trajan's letter to Pliny the Younger is our earliest direct independent hostile witness to Christianity in the Empire, even if in it Trajan also told Pliny to stop persecuting Christians (but throw them in jail if they kept meeting in secret anyway). Marcus actually mentions Christians in Meditations and had a very low opinion of them, but his mention makes it clear he knew what they believed and how they behaved in life. EDIT: Oh, technically there definitely was a Buddhist monastery in Alexandria, but that would be in Alexandria Eschate, located in modern-day Tajikistan.

[@LittleImpaler]

Is this whole video

[@dougrobinson6683]

Doesn't Philo's Logos sound a little bit like Richard Carrier's Jesus from Outer Space? Is mythicism really that fringe? Could Jesus Christ not be the creation of students of Philo? If Philo combined Plato with Moses, perhaps his students combined his Logos with messianic movements of their own time? Non-rhetorical question: Do Philo, Paul, and Jesus all quote the LXX for OT references?

[@Randomuuzv]

Philo of Alexandria wrote before John talking about the word the logos god and John is most like geting his ideas from Philo of Alexandria before he wrote his gospel

[@dougrobinson6683]

@blacksarenotEgyptian Agreed. And Paul was talking about the Logos before John's gospel, which may form the connection to Philo (IF Paul was connected to the school of Philo, and then John used Paul's letters to craft his gospel).

[@Thomasw540]

Philo of Alexander is what is missing from Heidegger's Dasein that is missing from the 1910 to 1943 narrative. The irony is, of course, that Hegel validates Heidegger's Dasein narrative. The overture of John 1:1 . This is why Hellenism was so inspiring to the intellectual culture of Judaism There is nothing more Jewish that this opening. This begins at Genesis 1:1 and remains faithfull to this day. Both Plato and Aristotle can be abstracted from this divine sound bite. The mind of God becomes ever more evident in the fushion of the fushion of the Torah with The Parable of the Cave. This line validates the God hypothesis in the narrative of the Torah. The Samaritan Woman was from a culture which practiced Judaism the way the entire region did before the exile. They were the theological Amish of 2nd Temple Judaism But jesus demonstrates to her that her understanding of the Messiah in the Torah is absolutely correct and ratified the judgement by making her pregnant by the same supernatural mechanisms of His own conception and let the testimony of her belly underline the reality of John 1:1 as the great I Am that I AM Philo of Alexandria leaves the benchmark of pure Alexandria Jewish Hellenism/ This is the cultural context of John Mark, aka St Mark of Alexandria. John Mark was witness to Jesus in Gethsemane and combined that experience with his life in Alexandria from after he left Paul and barnabus to focus on his own mission to establish the first Christian publishing house in Alexandria. 90% of the manuscripts before the 4th century came out of Alexandria, according to Dan Wallace. Because of Philo of Alexandria.

[@eldraque4556]

fascinating, never knew about the cornutam Moses thing

[@robinstevenson6690]

Very informative! Thank you. SUGGESTION: IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE A VIDEO ON THE TWO PHARISEE COMMUNITIES THAT COMPETED FOR LEADERSHIP IN JUDEA BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE LIFE OF JESUS: HILLEL, AND SHAMMAI. It's important, because Hillel (& Gamaliel et al) had similar views to those of Yeshua.

[@robinstevenson6690]

Many Christians think that Jesus railed against the Pharisees in general, but his antagonists were the Shammai Pharisees. The esteemed scholar Dr R. Charlesworth wrote a book "Jesus & Hillel," addressing their common values, sayings, and concerns.

[@robinstevenson6690]

Importantly, while Shammai's followers rose to dominance toward the end of Hillel's life, and remained dominant for a decades, Hillel has ended up being far more influential and inspirational to most Jewish people today.

[@robinstevenson6690]

Shammai's followers tended to be highly intolerant of violations of Sabbath. They would have been sympathetic to and closely tied to the Zealot "party" during the 1st century. They were charged with the murder of more than 100 of Hillel's rabbinical followers.

[@robinstevenson6690]

They thus would have been militant opponents of Rome, while Hillel encouraged. peaceful coexistence (as Jesus.did). Hillel is also more widely respected than Shammai is today because Shammai's followers were partially responsible for the disastrous Jewish wars (~60s & 130s, CE).

[@boeing10000]

There was no Historical figure that existed called Jesus Christ. The New Testament is a Roman creation of satire and Propaganda to pacify extant messianic sects of Judaism. It was created under the direction of the Flavian Dynasty and is in parallel with the History of Jews. Even though it sounds nice and friendly for a Pharisee or Jew of the rabbinic Ilk to have some simpatico with the biblical Jesus it’s still a false notion because the Jesus story along with all of the New Testament is nothing more than a Roman invention. Furthermore the Hebrew religion find its origins in the pagan Canaanite religion and at one point share the same gods. Egypt birthed them all.

[@RodriguesPaul360]

Bro can you list me the hard copy source to have this information to reference to. I’m trying to prove what your saying hear to Christians. They don’t know they’re actually following Greek philosophy by following Paul instead of Jesus who they claim to follow

[@dygz]

I’m pretty sure that Alexandria was not influencing the whole planet - not North and South “America” and not the vast majority of Africa. I think not much of Asia. Alexandria was influencing the Roman Empire, from Europe to Jerusalem and Northern Africa?

[@aisaketakau7824]

over time , over centuries

[@infiniti28160]

A seven day week is a construct and hence this construct is a known to the scribes of the genesis story.

[@Trp44]

I enjoy your work🐚

[@annascott3542]

Where can we go to contribute?

[@annascott3542]

I’m just seeing the website emblazoned right at the bottom of the screen. Ha! thanks

[@Benjamin-jo4rf]

59:17 logos

[@atheistapostate7019]

From my understanding The Law is first and given, then the Prophets giving the warnings to clean up and then the Writings giving the how. The Church Fathers understood this and reversed the Writings with the Prophets so they could make Matthew “the answers”, nothing to do with historical order. I don’t know many Rabbi who would disagree with that

[@pedroenrique9613]

Since when did the semitic region become the center of spiritual philosophy? The general consensus was that it was Egypt the spiritual center of antiquity, the temple of the world. The Greeks admitted this while they barely made mention of semitic peoples. Philo was wrong in saying Plato had access to the teachings of Moses or that they resemble in the least. Philo just applied platonic thought to the scriptures. Hardly original or revolutionary.

[@seanhammer6296]

The Bible is the biggest cultural appropriation in history. Nothing original in it that I can see.

[@____2080_____]

Remember not to take Judaism to mean a race of people. More than likely, the people we now call Jews from this period, probably never called themselves Jews. Like the speaker has clearly articulated in his Roman lectures, ancient ppl and how they looked are far different than the political reality, ethnicity and cultures that are Jewish people today. (As well as Christians and Muslims as well.

[@seanhammer6296]

@@____2080_____ I'm not sure the Biblical yzrlites ever even existed. It's just a narrative that's been hijacked. Jdaysm, as put forth by modern rabbis, Talmudic, Kabbalistic and Zohar, is the most repugnant, racist, supremacist hater ideology in the world. It's truly horrifying how far they've advanced their agenda.

[@HappyCatholicDane]

@@seanhammer6296 Everything today is “cultural appropriation”, without which we would still be in the stone age. The whole idea of “cultural appropriation” is mostly ludicrous 🙄. That the Bible or Jewish/Christian theology have borrowed wisdom from Egypt, Greece, Babylon, etc., does not make said wisdom less relevant.

[@HappyCatholicDane]

@@seanhammer6296 Be careful about that kind of hate 😔. It never ends well.

[@MomentswithDavid]

It’s interesting the name “philo” is also in philosophy

[@GodwardPodcast]

21:00 hmmm

[@GENESIS-3]

According to Jewish rabbis, who know the history behind the Septuagint, it was only the five Books of Moses that was translated into Greek - 150 BC.

[@moorek1967]

Someone trying to debunk Christianity literally told me that the Bible was written by someone named Deuterocanon.

[@lorblauh]

I have never in the hundreds of hours of listening to lectures heard an audience member contribute anything useful. It's always some poorly articulated stupid tangent where they're trying to foist their own worldview onto the lecturers point. God I wish they wouldn't take audience questions, or at least keep them at the end so I could ignore them.

[@soledadearaujo5241]

Kkkkkkkkk Thank for translating my feelings 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SC-tl3px]

But I'm always so impressed by this guy. He's always so humble and patient with everyone.

[@heathenwizard]

Hey friend cut them some slack. He’s essentially a pastor at a church and those folks are his congregation. They are just normal people going about their lives. That kind of thing is expected.

[@mind.archives.]

I totally agree. These lectures are incredibly valuable, and this man is so knowledgeable, but the questions are awful.

[@mind.archives.]

@heathenwizard thats true, too. He is doing this for his audience, which includes those who are physically present.

[@charlesbrowne9590]

Philo syncretized monotheism and philosophy, and created what Josephus called innovative Judaism. His nephew, Tiberius Julius Alexander, syncretized innovative Judaism with emperor worship and created Christianity. Emperor worship itself was an attempt to syncretize the many cults of the empire. The goal was a universal religion establishing conformity and obedience. Don’t be too quick to judge; everything has its advantages and disadvantages.

[@alanpennie8013]

Christianity (at least as we understand it) does seem in large part an Alexandrian creation. The Jewish apostles were almost incidental to it.

[@juanbravo6394]

Much of his lecture is apologetic meaning he fit everything in very nicely into the contemporary of the time. No real research appeared to. Have. Been done it's as if he's reading from a book. And as we no as desk top Scholars books have errors that are carried on from reprint to reprint, and so on. His lecture was full of errors.

[@767scarecrow]

@@juanbravo6394 Enumerate some.

[@s.koileken369]

@@juanbravo6394 List them (errors) please!

[@logicalconceptofficial]

The issue with trying to philosophize your way to the truth is the same as you would have in science trying to hypothesize your way to a conclusion without the necessary logical steps in between (in the case of science experimentation and in the case of philosophy application of formal logic to ideas). It’s become rather obvious to me that philosophy without formal logic on the tail end is just educated guessing, and that logic without things like philosophy feeding the hopper with new material and new questions is sort of a missed opportunity a lot of the time. When you apply logic to scripture it opens new doors. When you understand that logic is a construct and that logical reasoning (I might call consciousness the “aura” of logic or “meta logic”) is its “oldest son” through which all was actually reasoned into being (entailed) then a lot of the scripture makes perfect sense and you realize it doesn’t need to change so much as the way we interpret it needs to change. God=Logic and of you don’t see how then study logic a little more and plug the words like “logic”, “reason”, “logical reasoning”, etc. into the Jewish scripture where it says “lord” or talks about the creator. We also know logic creates things. I create music and many other things with logic, so either logic is THE creator or there would have to be a second creative force in the universe and monotheism wouldn’t hold. The fact is logic itself, not the “form of forms” of logic but the “substance” of logic, the ethereal thing that makes a Venn Diagram more than just two circles as soon as you write true in one and false in the other, or color one red, the other blue and the center purple, that substance that is the “ruler” and measure by which things are either logical or illogical is God.

[@MendTheWorld]

How ironic when watching this video, I am troubled to see an advert for Prager “University”, one of the historical low points of Jewish thinking. 😡

[@spiderlime]

philo tried to make judaism as a monotheistic religion, which has a very clear connection between the core narrative and the core moral teachings and dictations thereof, more palatable to the people of the greco-roman era that he lived in. arguably, this practice of "comparative theology"for political reasons, is something that he learned from the romans themselves, since they often conflated gods from different polytheistic pantheons , if they had similar characteristics, such as jupiter-ammon in egypt among many others. philo knew that the greco-roman myths and polytheistic universe are not inherently related to moral teachings and religious requirements. that was the province of philosophy in his day. all the same, the purpose wasn't indistinguishable from politics.

[@eldraque4556]

it's mad how we unconsciously absorb so many of these past ideas and only when we examine them in detail, do we become aware of how they inform and shape our zietghiest through axioms we simply take for granted, liberating us from our ignorance and habitual, uninspired, poorly defined, thought.

[@seanhammer6296]

I've heard that ancient writers considered those who took writings literally profane and left them to their simpleton thoughts. Schopenhauer, Bill Cooper, now Philo and others. But try and tell that to a modern Christian.

[@Trp44]

All come short of God, those who point have more to hide.

[@seanhammer6296]

@@Trp44 Oh ya? Who's pointing and who's hiding?

[@mdalton484]

We’re is the original Hebrew bible?… I’ll wait

[@Braglemaster123]

It comes from the Dead Seas Scrolls “

[@IsraeliteDefense]

Why does it matter?

[@devidattagiri5000]

He was the contemporary of Jesus? Why didn't he mention about Jesus?

[@C0Y0TE5]

Perhaps because Yashua was a man of the poor, hanging out with fishermen, and condemning the educated elite as snakes. "Blessed are the poor".....compare and contrast with Prosperity gospel 🤔😥 -- Paul never quotes Jesus, and is one of those elite, who specifically says he will not preach to the Jewish people (whom Jesus specifically said he came to feed, while the non-Jews were the dogs under the table), and whom with his Greek followers/philosophers/elite wrote the New Testament. -- Xtianity is NOT an expression of Hebrew values or history, but a Greek invention

[@gary100dm]

the we word spirit means breath.

[@jamestrimm5905]

I cut you off when you made the blatantly false claim that the NT authors "exclusively" quote the Septuagint. The Greek versions of NT books sometimes quote texts that agree with the Septuagint. That is no where near the same thing that you claim.

[@Briareos1337]

@ 16:00 Ashur means Supreme in Sanskrit, it is also related to Ahura Mazda, which is rightly Ashura Mahada(which transliterates to "Supreme Lord God") who is Lord Shiva, known as Ishaia, or Lord Iah, from where comes Yahweh or Jehova. If you read so far, the first "human-God" was the sun of Pritha(a human mother) and the Sun; her being unmarried, put Him in a basket and left it for the river to carry, that is Moses. Remember the story of Babel, when God confounded the languages?

[@seanhammer6296]

From what I've seen Yah is derived from the Sumerian Ea. The story of Moses in the basket is taken from the story of Sargon of Akkhad and in the Babel story it's "let us go down and confuse their language," Elohim is plural and translated as "gods."

[@extraterrestrial4287]

Radu, have you ever watched the channel Vera 747? She goes into great detail and much in-depth study of the topics that you just commented about and more. Many of the old writings which predated the Bible and from which the Bible is thought to have been taken from.

[@Briareos1337]

@@extraterrestrial4287 I haven't yet, thank you so much for the recommendation I'll definetly check her out. And if I could offer you a recommendation in return, check out the Oera Linda book, or here on youtube the channel Asha Logs, his only playlist. He comments on the book and also helps put a few things into perspective.

[@extraterrestrial4287]

@@Briareos1337 Thank you.

[@MegaMayday16]

Is ashur starting with alep or ain? If it starts with ain ashur is related to the number 10 probably

[@Braglemaster123]

He has a nervous 😩 laugh 😆 ‘

[@annascott3542]

I find it endearing.

[@revcrussell]

The most important part: 55:20. Philo is proto-christian. Philo also mentions the Jesus ("Iesous", in LXX) in Zechariah 6;12. Philo also says "there are two Temples of God, and one is this cosmos, wherein the High Priest is the Firstborn Son, the Divine Logos." This is in line with the theology of the Book of Enoch.

[@danzo1711]

Philo is not a proto-Christian. The essential doctrines of Christianity, such as the Trinity, incarnation, and salvation through grace, are nowhere to be found in Philo in any form.

[@revcrussell]

@@danzo1711 The trinity is not a fundamental requirement of Christianity, in fact many early Christians weren't trinitarian. Salvation through grace is also a very new idea, not a requirement for Christianity. As for incarnation, the doctrine is very proto, in the form of the logos. It might be inferred in the section in Zec 6.

[@danzo1711]

@@revcrussell The logos, does not take on flesh, according to Philo.

[@revcrussell]

@@danzo1711 True, but that is the "proto" part.

[@boeing10000]

@@danzo1711 Good point. The first time we see the triune God as well as the concept of God/ Man wouldn’t happen until post Flavian rulership. Under Constantine the Ecumenical Council of Trent and Nicaea would develop the “Holy Trinity” doctrine as well ALL Orthodoxy to follow.

[@Randomuuzv]

Philo of Alexandria wrote before John talking about the word the logos god and John is most like geting his ideas from Philo of Alexandria before he wrote his gospel

[@Simon.the.Likeable]

70/72 is the Great Year

[@Darisiabgal7573]

The parallel with this mosaic origin of Greek wisdom literature exists in the Akkad/Sumerian literature. Eridu, the oldest city in the ancient world, was also a religious center in Sumeria and home of the wisdom god Enki (Semetic. Ea in the East and later Yah in the egyptianized west) who inhabited the Absu, or good water. From time to time the Enki myth has half fish - half man oracles that sprung forth from the Red Sea and traveled to the city where kingship was held for the benefit of the ruler. Ea was the god of wisdom, magic and trickery. During the Uruk period the Mes, or power given by the gods to skilled people was taken by the seductress Inanna to Uruk. But Eridu still maintained its spiritual prominence.

[@anthonymongelli5567]

It’s A.D. , after deliverance and it is finished!!! Thank You FATHER for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and Your only begotten Son worthy is Your LAMB HALLELUJAH!!!

[@raycosmic9019]

Reality =That which is/That I am. That which is, that is nothing in particular (actual), is by definition everything in general (potential). 0. Potential = Being 1. Actual = Becoming (actualized) It is the nature of the All in One in All to function/serve as a diversified unity of Infinite potential Eternally actualizing as a unified diversity or Uni-verse, because only Eternity can fully embrace Infinity. God = Life We are Life at Large, experiencing itself as all of us simultaneously. Therefore, we are all It to an unknowable/inexhaustible extent, as the facets of a Diamond are 'both' distinct from each other 'and' the Diamond itself. Love is the recognition of our shared Being. The power of the Word of Truth is the Greatest Story ever told. Logos = The Word of Truth is ever faithful (loyal, true, isomorphic to Reality (That which is/That I am.

[@Thomasw540]

At that time, Hebrew contained 80,000 words while Greek had 350,000 words. Plato was was fascinating to the Hebrew mind. Jesus expanded the Shema to include Plato with "mind" in Mark 12:29 - 31. Plato is anticipated in Genesis 15:5 and Aristotle in Genesis 28:13, Jacob's Ladder, The mathematics of Plato's Realm of Forms is Euclid embedded in Topology, which reflects Hegel's Historic Gestalt of the figure of Narrative and the field of sociology and Anthropology. The epistemology of the Bible is inerrant Gestalt and Hegelian in aspect. John 1:1 - 6 could have been taken directly from the vision statement of Philo of Alexandria's school, if he had one The activity of the Holy Spirit in the text of the narrative as well as in the mundane numerology of chapeter and verse added by typesetters after the creation of the printing press by the numerology of Babylon by way of Enoch The whole Mediterranean basin was profoundly Hellenistic.

[@destroyermelody]

I think those listeners are form of modern lospheres!

[@suelingsusu1339]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏👏👏👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095]

Very good speaker and fascinating subjects, but how can you study these ancient texts but not know Ancient Hebrew, Aramaic or Koine Greek? {:-:-:}

[@Gingy578]

The Hebrew cannon was indeed sealed during the time of Rabbi Akibba and Rabbi Tarffon, but actually the 24 books of the old testament were already a standard since the late 5th century bc, under the supervision of the great Knesset.

[@negrodelfin]

The Greeks and the Jews

[@alanpennie8013]

His ideas about time seem similar to those of St Augustine.

[@homerfj1100]

Maybe he read Philo.

[@proofnewtestamentistrue2948]

!!!!!

[@curledup]

John, you need to tell these people to save comments for the end. It is a travesty that such great lectures are filled with interruptions that serve only to give the questioner a small dopamine rush.

[@maxsonthonax1020]

So basically convoluted gibberish: Philo.

[@matttiberius1900]

This is a good lecture but the audience questions are awful. Did they just round up a bunch of hobos?

[@user-sw5bq3ek8q]

Alexander is a 100% Greek name, Macedonians spoke greek

[@bleirdo_dude]

Paul's Christ Jesus and Philo's Divine Word are the same (perceived) OT Character. Image of God (2 Cor. 4:4, Phili. 2:6), Agent of Creation (Rom. 11:36, 1 Cor. 8:6) Philo: THE SPECIAL LAWS, I "XVI ...Now the image of God is the Word, by which all the world was made..." Celestial High Priest (Heb. 2:17, 4:14), God's Word (Heb. 1:3, 11:3), Firstborn son (Rom. 8:29) Philo: ON DREAMS, THAT THEY ARE GOD-SENT "XXXVII ...the high priest is the Divine Word, his own firstborn son." Spiritual Kinship/Angel of God (Rom. 8:29, Gal. 4:5-7, :14, Heb. 1:4) Philo: ON THE CONFUSION OF TONGUES "XI ...In reference to which I admire those who say, “We are all one man’s sons, we are men of Peace,” (Gen. 42:11) because of their well-adapted agreement; since how, I should say, could you, O excellent men, avoid being grieved at war, and delighted in peace, being the sons of one and the same father, and he not mortal but immortal, the man of God, who being the reason of the everlasting God, is of necessity himself also immortal?" "XXVIII ...And even if there be not as yet any one who is worthy to be called a son of God, nevertheless let him labour earnestly to be adorned according to his first-born word, the eldest of his angels, as the great archangel of many names; for he is called, the authority, and the name of God, and the Word, and man according to God’s image, and he who sees Israel. For which reason I was induced a little while ago to praise the principles of those who said, “We are all one man’s Sons.” (Gen. 42:11) For even if we are not yet suitable to be called the sons of God, still we may deserve to be called the children of his eternal image, of his most sacred word; for the image of God is his most ancient word...." Note: Gal. 1:19 "but I did not see any other apostle except James the LORD's brother." This could be a cultic title (like Peter/Cephas which means "Rock" could have been, or an idiom) rather than being a biological relation? Paul constantly refers to those "in Christ" as brothers/sisters in a spiritual family. Good Shepherd (Heb. 13:20) Philo: ON THE CHANGE OF NAMES "XIX ...for they have abandoned all connections with pride, and having connected themselves with lawful persuasion, choosing to become a portion of the sacred flock, of which the divine word is the leader, as his name shows, for it signifies the pastoral care of God." "XX But while he is taking care of his own flock, all kinds of good things are given all at once to those of the sheep who are obedient, and who do not resist his will; and in the Psalms we find a song in these words, “The Lord is my shepherd, therefore shall I lack Nothing;” (psa. 23:1) therefore the mind which has had the royal shepherd, the divine word, for its instructor,..." Purification/Forgiveness of Sins/Glorification (1 Cor. 6:11, 2 Cor. 3:18, 4:6) Philo: ON THE LIFE OF MOSES, II "XXVI Such then are the figurative meanings which he desires to indicate by the sacred vestments of the high priest;... ...namely the logeum, being also an emblem of that reason which holds together and regulates the universe. For it was indispensable that the man who was consecrated to the Father of the world, should have as a paraclete, his son, the being most perfect in all virtue, to procure forgiveness of sins, and a supply of unlimited blessings;..." Tested (Heb. 2:18) A Man (Rom. 5:15-19, 1 Cor. 15:45-49) Philo: ON DREAMS, THAT THEY ARE GOD-SENT Book I "XXXIX ...For when the sacred word has purified us with the sprinklings prepared beforehand for purification, and when it has adorned us with the select reasonings of true philosophy, and, having led us to that man who has stood the test, has made us genuine, and conspicuous, and shining,..." Sits Beside God (Heb. 8:1) Philo: ABOUT NOT MOVING LANDMARKS "XXXVIII... I say, should such men triumph in and insult the misfortunes of others, having no respect for justice, the ruler (Note: justice/ruler) of human life, who sits by the side of the great Ruler of the universe, who surveys all things with sleepless and most piercing eyes, and sees what is in recesses as clearly as if it was in the pure sunlight?" The Word is a Covenant (1 Cor. 11:25, 2 Cor. 3:4-6) Philo: ON DREAMS, THAT THEY ARE GOD-SENT Book II "XXXIII ...God, says that he is about to erect firmly his covenant full of grace (and that means his law and his word) in the soul of the just man as on a solid foundation, which shall be an image in the likeness of God, when he says to Noah, “I will establish my covenant with Thee.” (Gen. 9:11) And besides this, he also indicates two other things, one that justice is in no respect different from the covenant of God (Note: justice/covenant), the other that other beings bestow gifts which are different from the persons who receive them;... XXXVI Since then all steadiness, and stability, and the abiding for ever in the same place unchangeably and immovably, is first of all seen in the living God, and next in the word of the living God, which he has called his covenant;..." Sacrificial Blood (Heb. 12:24) Philo: WHO IS THE HEIR OF DIVINE THINGS "XXXVIII ...Now, the craters of the sense of seeing are the eyes, those of hearing are the ears, those of smelling are the nostrils, and so on with the appropriate receptacles for each of the senses. On these craters the sacred word pours a portion of blood, thinking it right that the irrational part of us should become endowed with soul and vitality, and should in some manner become rational; following the guidance of admonition, and purifying itself from the deceitful alluring powers of the objects of the outward sense which aim to overcome it." Intermediary Agent to Mortals (Rom. 8:34, Gal. 3:19-20, Heb. 12:24) Philo: ON DREAMS, THAT THEY ARE GOD-SENT Book I "XII ...who never abandons his faith in God and his invisible comprehension of him, but who keeps to the intermediate divine word, which affords him the best suggestions, and teaches him everything which is suitable to the times. For God, not condescending to come down to the external senses, sends his own words or angels for the sake of giving assistance to those who love virtue. But they attend like physicians to the disease of the soul, and apply themselves to heal them, offering sacred recommendations like sacred laws, and inviting men to practice the duties inculcated by them, and, like the trainers of wrestlers, implanting in their pupils strength, and power, and irresistible vigour. Very properly, therefore, when he has arrived at the external sense, he is represented no longer as meeting God, but only the divine word,..." Empties (Kenosis) Himself (Phili. 2:7-8) Philo: Who is The Heir To Divine Things "XLI ...but in real fact for the whole world which was created by divine wisdom may be consecrated and dedicated, being made a burnt offering of early in the morning and also in the evening. For such a life as this becomes the world, namely, continually and without ceasing to be giving thanks to its Father and Creator, so as to stop short of nothing but evaporating and reducing itself into its original element, in order to show that it stores up and conceals nothing, but dedicates itself wholly as a pious offering to God who created it." Born of a Woman/Under the Law (Gal. 4:4b), Wisdom of God (1 Cor. 1:24b) Philo: ON FLIGHT AND FINDING "XX ...For we say that the high priest (Jos. 20:1-6) is not a man, but is the Word of God, who has not only no participation in intentional errors, but none even in those which are involuntary. For Moses says that he cannot be defiled neither in respect of his father, that is, the mind, nor his mother, that is, the external sense; "He shall not go where there is a dead body; he shall not defile himself even for his father or mother." (Lev. 21:11) because, I imagine, he has received imperishable and wholly pure parents, God being his father, who is also the father of all things, and Wisdom being his mother, by means of whom the universe arrived at creation (Prov. 3:19-20, 8:22-31); and also because he is anointed with oil, by which I mean that the principal part of him is illuminated with a light like the beams of the sun, so as to be thought worthy to be clothed with garments. And the most ancient Word of the living God is clothed with the word (Law) as with a garment, for it has put on earth, and water, and air, and fire, and the things which proceed from those elements. ...Nor will he “rend his clothes;” (Lev. 21:10) for the Word of the living God being the bond of every thing, as has been said before, holds all things together, and binds all the parts, and prevents them from being loosened or separated." Philo: A Treatise Concerning The World "II ...But the eternal law of the everlasting God is the strong and lasting support of the universe. This law being extended from the centre of the world to its furthest extremities, and again back from its extremities to the centre, moves on in the unwearied irresistible course of nature, uniting and binding together all the parts of the universe. For the Father who established it made it to be the indissoluble bond of the universe. Therefore we are naturally led to conclude that the whole earth will not be dissolved by water, which its bosoms contain; nor again will fire be extinguished by the air, nor again will the air be burnt up and consumed by fire, since the divine law has placed itself as a boundary to keep all these elements distinct from one another."

[@bleirdo_dude]

Satan Killed Jesus In the pseudograph 2 Pet. 1:16 there's pushback against people (likely a group of Xtians) that are saying the Gospels are literary fabrications, and then forges an eyewitness account. Later in 2 Pet. 3:15-16 it mentions that there's things in Paul's letters that do not make sense, which is strange in light of 1 Cor. 3:2 & Heb. 5:12 in which converts are taught things easy to understand. Paul is adamant that his Gospel is not from humans, but from scripture, and visions/dreams (Gal. 1:11-12, :15-17, Rom. 15:4, 1 Cor. 15:3-8). A secret hidden through the ages now revealed (Rom. 16:25-26, 1 Cor. 2:6-7). Also Paul says his apostleship is by the same means as the founding Pillars (Gal. 2:6-9). Who (in context of what Paul wrote) would execute someone for the crime of being in human form? Phili. 2:6-8 "6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, 7 but emptied himself (Isa. 53:12), taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, 8 he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death - even death on a cross." Who would not kill Jesus if it was made known to them that by doing so it would fulfill God's plan for mankind to have a chance at immortality? 1 Cor. 2:6-8 "6 Yet among the mature we do speak wisdom, though it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to perish. 7 But we speak God's wisdom, secret and hidden, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. 8 None of the rulers of this age understood this; for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory." (Note: "rulers of this age" is reciprocal with Earthly & spiritual powers to the ancient reader) To Paul a physical resurrection does not inherit God's Kingdom. 1 Cor. 15:49 "49 Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we will also bear the image of the man of heaven. 50 What I am saying, brothers and sisters, is this: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Listen, I will tell you a mystery! We will not all die, but we will all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For this perishable body must put on imperishability, and this mortal body must put on immortality." Dirty, or impoverished clothing, and clean, or gleaming clothing were seen as metaphors for Earthly/spiritual bodies in the ancient world. (Mark 14:51-52 "A certain young man was following him, wearing nothing but a linen cloth. They caught hold of him, but he left the linen cloth and ran off naked.", 16:5 "As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed in a white robe, sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.") Rom. 4:25 "who was handed over to death for our trespasses and was raised for our justification." Note: 1 Cor. 11:23 "betrayed" is contextually reciprocal with "handed over" in Greek (Rom. 1:24, :26, :28). The verse Rom. 1:3b "who was descended from David according to the flesh" (2 Sam. 7:12) is good evidence for historicity. But 2 Sam. 7:12c "who shall come forth from your body," can mean God made a flesh body from David's semen for Jesus (it was a belief that the male seed contained the whole body). This is a convenient way to fulfill messianic prophecy for a celestial event instead of on Earth. Zec. 3:1-9 "1 Then he showed me the high priest Joshua/Jesus (Savior) standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan (Adversary) standing at his right hand to accuse him. 2 And the LORD said to Satan, "The LORD rebuke you, O Satan! The LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this man a brand plucked from the fire?" 3 Now Joshua was dressed with filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. 4 The angel said to those who were standing before him, "Take off his filthy clothes." And to him he said, "See, I have taken your guilt away from you, and I will clothe you with festal apparel." 5 And I said, "Let them put a clean turban on his head." So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with the apparel; and the angel of the LORD was standing by. 6 Then the angel of the LORD assured Joshua, saying 7 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: If you will walk in my ways and keep my requirements, then you shall rule my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you the right of access among those who are standing here. 8 Now listen, Joshua, high priest, you and your colleagues who sit before you! For they are an omen of things to come: I am going to bring my servant the Branch. 9 For on the stone that I have set before Joshua, on a single stone with seven facets, I will engrave its inscription, says the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the guilt of this land in a single day." Zec. 6:11-13 "11 Take the silver and gold and make a crown, and set it on the head of the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak (Savior Son of the Righteous God); 12 say to him: Thus says the LORD of hosts: Here is a man whose name is Branch: for he shall branch out in his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD. 13 It is he that shall build the temple of the LORD; he shall bear royal honor, and shall sit upon his throne and rule. There shall be a priest by his throne, with peaceful understanding between the two of them." Rom. 15:12 "12 and again Isaiah says, "The root of Jesse shall come, the one who rises to rule the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles shall hope." (Isa. 11:10 LXX). Isa. 11:1 "1 A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots." 1 Cor. 15:24-26 "24 Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after he has destroyed every ruler and every authority and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death." Jos. 10:22-27 "22 Then Joshua said, "Open the mouth of the cave, and bring those five kings out to me from the cave." 23 They did so, and brought the five kings out to him from the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. 24 When they brought the kings out to Joshua, Joshua summoned all the Israelites, and said to the chiefs of the warriors who had gone with him, "Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings." Then they came near and put their feet on their necks. (Psa. 110:1/1 Cor. 15:24-28, Rom. 16:20, Heb. 1:13, 2:5-9, 10:13) 25 And Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid or dismayed; be strong and courageous; for thus the LORD will do to all the enemies against whom you fight." 26 Afterward Joshua struck them down and put them to death, and he hung them on five trees. And they hung on the trees until evening. 27 At sunset Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden themselves; they set large stones against the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day. (Deut. 21:22-23/Gal. 3:13)" Image of God (2 Cor. 4:4, Phili. 2:6), Agent of creation (Rom. 11:36, 1 Cor. 8:6) Philo: THE SPECIAL LAWS, I "XVI ...Now the image of God is the Word, by which all the world was made..." Celestial high priest (Heb. 2:17, 4:14), God's Word (Heb. 1:3, 11:3), Firstborn son (Rom. 8:29) Philo: ON DREAMS, THAT THEY ARE GOD-SENT "XXXVII ...the high priest is the Divine Word, his own firstborn son." Five Kings= Five Senses (Flesh) Philo: ON ABRAHAM "XLI These things, then, are what are contained in the plain words of the scriptures. But as many as are able to contemplate the facts related in them in their incorporeal and naked state, living rather in the soul than in the body, will say that of the nine kings (Gen.14:1-2) the four are the powers of the four passions which exist within us, the passion of pleasure, of desire, of fear, and of grief; and that the other five kings are the outward senses, being equal in number, the sense of sight, of hearing, of smell, of taste, and of touch. For these in some degree are sovereigns and rulers, having acquired a certain power over us, but not all to an equal extent; for the five are subordinate to the four, and are compelled to pay them taxes and tribute, such as are appointed by nature. For it is from the things which we see, or hear, or smell, or taste, or touch, that pleasures, and pains, and fears, and desires arise; as there is no one of the passions which has any power to exist of itself, if it were not supplied by the materials furnished by the outward senses." Philo: WHO IS THE HEIR OF DIVINE THINGS "XXXVIII ...Now, the craters of the sense of seeing are the eyes, those of hearing are the ears, those of smelling are the nostrils, and so on with the appropriate receptacles for each of the senses. On these craters the sacred word pours a portion of blood, thinking it right that the irrational part of us should become endowed with soul and vitality, ...purifying itself from the deceitful alluring powers of the objects of the outward sense which aim to overcome it." Philo: QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ON GENESIS, III "(51) What is the meaning of, “And it shall be my covenant (or agreement) in your flesh?” (Gen. 17:13). God is willing to do good, not only to the man who is endued with virtue, but he wishes that the Divine Word should regulate not only his soul but his body also, as if it had become its physician. And it must be its care to prune away all excesses of seeing, and hearing, and taste, and smell, and touch, and also those of the instrument of voice and articulation, and also all the redundant and pernicious impulses of the genitals, (morning cross? Rom. 7:23) as also of the whole body, the effect of which is, that at times we are delighted by our passions and at times pained by them."

[@bleirdo_dude]

The High Priest's headdress had a crown representing a plant known for it's hallucinogenic properties at which a golden plate covered the forehead. On said golden plate was inscribed sacred characters for the name of God. Josephus: THE ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, BOOK 3, CHAPTER 7 (172-178), CONCERNING THE GARMENTS ...OF THE HIGH PRIEST "6. The high priest's mitre was the same that we described before, and was wrought like that of all the other priests; above which there was another, with swathes of blue embroidered, and round it was a golden crown polished, of three rows, one above another; out of which arose a cup of gold, which resembled the herb which we call Saccharus: but those Greeks that are skilful in botany call it Hyoscyamus. ...Now the fruit is preserved by this coat of the calyx, which fruit is like the seed of the herb Sideritis: it sends out a flower that may seem to resemble that of poppy. Of this was a crown made, as far as from the hinder part of the head to each of the temples; but this Ephielis, for so this calyx may be called, did not cover the forehead, but it was covered with a golden plate, which had inscribed upon it the name of God in sacred characters. And such were the ornaments of the high priest." Hyoscyamus Niger " ...was historically used..., as well as for its psychoactive properties in "magic brews". These psychoactive properties include visual hallucinations and a sensation of flight. ...The plant, recorded as Herba Apollinaris, was used to yield oracles by the priestesses of Apollo." wiki/Hyoscyamus_niger Philippians 3:5 "5 circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;" 2 Corinthians 12:1-4 "1 It is necessary to boast; nothing is to be gained by it, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I know a person in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven - whether in the body or out of the body I do not know; God knows. 3 And I know that such a person - whether in the body or out of the body I do not know; God knows - 4 was caught up into Paradise and heard things that are not to be told, that no mortal is permitted to repeat." Philo: THE SPECIAL LAWS, III "I There was once a time when, devoting my leisure to philosophy and to the contemplation of the world and the things in it, I reaped the fruit of excellent, and desirable, and blessed intellectual feelings, being always living among the divine oracles and doctrines, on which I fed incessantly and insatiably, to my great delight, never entertaining any low or grovelling thoughts, nor ever wallowing in the pursuit of glory or wealth, or the delights of the body, but I appeared to be raised on high and borne aloft by a certain inspiration of the soul, and to dwell in the regions of the sun and moon, and to associate with the whole heaven, and the whole universal world. At that time, therefore, looking down from above, from the air, and straining the eye of my mind as from a watch-tower, I surveyed the unspeakable contemplation of all the things on the earth, and looked upon myself as happy as having forcibly escaped from all the evil fates that can attack human life. ...Behold, therefore, I venture not only to study the sacred commands of Moses, but also with an ardent love of knowledge to investigate each separate one of them, and to endeavour to reveal and to explain to those who wish to understand them, things concerning them which are not known to the multitude."

[@bleirdo_dude]

The High Priest's headdress had a crown representing a plant known for it's hallucinogenic properties at which a golden plate covered the forehead. On said golden plate was inscribed sacred characters for the name of God. Josephus: THE ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, BOOK 3, CHAPTER 7 (172-178), CONCERNING THE GARMENTS ...OF THE HIGH PRIEST "6. The high priest's mitre was the same that we described before, and was wrought like that of all the other priests; above which there was another, with swathes of blue embroidered, and round it was a golden crown polished, of three rows, one above another; out of which arose a cup of gold, which resembled the herb which we call Saccharus: but those Greeks that are skilful in botany call it Hyoscyamus. ...Now the fruit is preserved by this coat of the calyx, which fruit is like the seed of the herb Sideritis: it sends out a flower that may seem to resemble that of poppy. Of this was a crown made, as far as from the hinder part of the head to each of the temples; but this Ephielis, for so this calyx may be called, did not cover the forehead, but it was covered with a golden plate, which had inscribed upon it the name of God in sacred characters. And such were the ornaments of the high priest." Hyoscyamus Niger " ...was historically used..., as well as for its psychoactive properties in "magic brews". These psychoactive properties include visual hallucinations and a sensation of flight. ...The plant, recorded as Herba Apollinaris, was used to yield oracles by the priestesses of Apollo." wiki/Hyoscyamus_niger Philippians 3:5 "5 circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;" 2 Corinthians 12:1-4 "1 It is necessary to boast; nothing is to be gained by it, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I know a person in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven - whether in the body or out of the body I do not know; God knows. 3 And I know that such a person - whether in the body or out of the body I do not know; God knows - 4 was caught up into Paradise and heard things that are not to be told, that no mortal is permitted to repeat." Philo: THE SPECIAL LAWS, III "I There was once a time when, devoting my leisure to philosophy and to the contemplation of the world and the things in it, I reaped the fruit of excellent, and desirable, and blessed intellectual feelings, being always living among the divine oracles and doctrines, on which I fed incessantly and insatiably, to my great delight, never entertaining any low or grovelling thoughts, nor ever wallowing in the pursuit of glory or wealth, or the delights of the body, but I appeared to be raised on high and borne aloft by a certain inspiration of the soul, and to dwell in the regions of the sun and moon, and to associate with the whole heaven, and the whole universal world. At that time, therefore, looking down from above, from the air, and straining the eye of my mind as from a watch-tower, I surveyed the unspeakable contemplation of all the things on the earth, and looked upon myself as happy as having forcibly escaped from all the evil fates that can attack human life. ...Behold, therefore, I venture not only to study the sacred commands of Moses, but also with an ardent love of knowledge to investigate each separate one of them, and to endeavour to reveal and to explain to those who wish to understand them, things concerning them which are not known to the multitude."

[@CasperLCat]

Hamer’s audience seems to share a need to display their own knowledge via needless interruptions. And they seldom know what they’re talking about, to boot. John Hamer has the patience of a saint.

[@curledup]

100% I'm constantly yelling at my screen at these people to shut up. So embarrassing

[@panagiapanagia6354]

Alexander is a greek name . It means "alex" = compel and "andras" = man. so its its the ones who compels men

[@panagiapanagia6354]

Repel sorry, repels men... my english is bad

[@alanpennie8013]

@@panagiapanagia6354 Thanks. Presumably the "men" he repels are enemies of his people.

[@analizandoliteratura9958]

I think Philo regarding Moses he's only referring to the biblical narrative, that is strictly to what is written.

[@michaelbindner9883]

Sadly, Augustine took Genesis literally.

[@jpknijff]

He presumably took Jonah in the Wale literally also, if you can believe it.

[@turtlegrams6582]

👁️👁️⚖️✝️🩸👑🕯️🍞💧🌡️😡🌪️🌋👀👂🙏⏳, KJV Daniel interprets the kings dream - gold head (you o king), silver chest (medo-purrisa), hips of brass (Alexander the great), , legs of iron(roman empire) , feet of iron and clay= rome and humanity . the Apostle's didn't put the apocrypha because it was written by simon megus and had pagan spells in in (fish liver circled above fire while channing your desire /1 example) . weird you believe man's history but not the beginning middle and end of God Just Christ Word Alone . the tal-mud Is garbage written 10000+ yrs after The Apostle's but a bunch of kazahar men that call themselves rabbi , which there is only One Rabbi And That Is JESUS CHRIST ! to you i give you Mark 8:33

[@logicalconceptofficial]

God=Logic Logos is maybe best understood in the modern world as “Logical Reasoning” and it’s exactly what makes computers and all our favorite technology work it’s “magic” Logic is the construct on which all logical (existing) things are built. By its rules things live or die and by its substance order is made out of the primordial chaos.

[@myfriend280]

Christians beware- this guy has a husband

[@C0Y0TE5]

Xtianity is NOT an expression of Hebrew values or history, but a Greek invention.

[@Robb3348]

you're not much into nuance, are you?

[@andykris7011]

Revelations are progressive dont disconnect them it loses its reality.

[@asielnorton345]

actually this guy in the audience is right even though he doesnt know how to word it, and i dont think einstein ever talked about it. but before the big bang there was no time. time was created in the big bang. therefore philo was correct.

[@ozzy5146]

Why does this guy speak so FAST? Ridiculous. Between that and the GIGGLES. Good content but lousy communicator.

[@boeing10000]

He is definitely a wealth of info. The giggle I totally understand. He does it as a response when citing Facts that most people have no clue exist yet are ruled by the notions of the very people who hid these facts.

[@ozzy5146]

@@boeing10000 it's hard to stick with his halting -- yet hurried style. Plus the giggles. Too bad.

[@internetuser777]

This comment made me chuckle because I listened to the lecture at 1.5x speed

[@ozzy5146]

@@internetuser777 Wow you must be really cool.

[@dbarker7794]

Could you please point us to video of one of your lectures? I have to give a talk soon and would like to learn some pointers from an expert. Thanks in advance!

[@willscholten1737]

Just delete what you can't prove wrong, to keep your lies going!!!!!! Shame on you!