The Impact Of Reason On Faith, Ethics And Belief
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The Impact Of Reason On Faith, Ethics And Belief

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The Impact Of Reason On Faith, Ethics And Belief

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The purpose of the book is to examine the theological claims of ethics, faith and belief from a philosophical perspective. The Abrahamic and Mosaic covenants of the Old Testament, Jesus of the synoptic gospels, and Paul’s writings serve as the frame of reference in examining a biblical expression of reason and structured logic.
The message of Jesus centered on the Kingdom of God, defined the meaning of faith and belief, established a new ethic, and framed the message in logic forms. The life and death of Jesus brought the realization of God’s final covenant as prophesied by the Old Testament. However, Paul appropriated and developed the Jesus of history into the mythological eschatological Christ figure.
The clash of philosophy and theology is evident with theological presuppositions that are based on spiritual insight and divine revelation. Logic in scripture employs propositions based primarily on revealed proof that is within the context of that which cannot be proven absolutely.
Uncovering the identity of YHWH in the manuscripts and religious practices of Canaanite culture clearly associated YHWH with the polytheism of the Ugarit texts. YHWH was one of the seventy sons of the Canaanite Most High God El and took on a unique identity that was rooted in El and the polytheistic nature of the pantheon of gods.
Theological truths stand within the context of faith and reason stands apart from faith and infers only that which can be proven based on evidence. That which is knowable by faith cannot be known by reason since reason cannot validate that which is not proven to exist.

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Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. CHAPTER 1 The Abrahamic and Mosaic Covenants
  3. II.      Moses
  4. III.      Understanding the Covenants
  5. CHAPTER 2 The Jesus Covenant
  6. II.      The Message of Jesus
  7. III.      Terms of the Jesus Covenant
  8. CHAPTER 3 The Covenant According to Paul
  9. III.      An Assessment
  10. CHAPTER 4 Faith and Belief
  11. V. Theology and Faith
  12. VII. Faith and Belief Today
  13. IX.      Mainline and Non-denominational Churches
  14. CHAPTER 5 Ethics
  15. IV.      The Ethics of Jesus
  16. V.      Pauline Ethics
  17. CHAPTER 6 Logic and Theology
  18. III.      Theological Arguments
  19. CHAPTER 7 Understanding God’s Identity
  20. IV.      The Atheists
  21. CHAPTER 8 A Synthesis
  22. Acknowledgments
  23. Notes
  24. Bibliography
  25. Index