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Originally Posted by Dave
If you watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAFtormiU_0 which shows that even though Cahn frequently quotes the Bible, Cahn obtains some of his material from The Zohar (Hebrew Zohar "Splendor, radiance") which is widely considered the most important work of Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism. It is a mystical commentary on the Torah (five books of Moses), written in medieval Aramaic and medieval Hebrew. It contains a mystical discussion of the nature of God, the origin and structure of the universe, the nature of souls, sin, redemption, good and evil, and related topics.
The Zohar is not one book, but a group of books. These books include scriptural interpretations as well as material on theosophic theology, mythical cosmogony, mystical psychology, and what some would call anthropology.
This is an entirely different religion from Christianity even though they use parts of the OT. Draw your own conclusions. To be fair, Cahn denies that he has inclinations towards Kabbalah and supports his use of Zohar based on the fact that Paul quoted a Zeus poem on Mars Hill. He states that everything he has stated is Biblically supported. You have to do your own research about Cahn but I have serious concerns as to his intentions. Of course, it is just my opinion. |
An entirely different religion? You read history. Where's the pure Christianity? The hermeneutic Cahn is using sees Christ in rabbinical teaching. Where have I seen that done before? Oh, that's right, in the New Testament where Christ is the cipher for OT prophesy. Can't get much more Christian than that. And you can't get much more world mythological than Golgotha as the axis mundi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_mundi
Sure we may disagree with his politics and his reading of American history, but this guy is bringing some new fire to Christianity. Don't you agree? Or maybe that's the problem. And, he raises questions about the use of creative imagination in prophesy which have already been asked by people like Walter Breuggemann about prophesy in general. But, you're wise to about do the research and use critical thinking to evaluate his propositions and I appreciate the link.