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CHAPTER 17 BIBLICAL KNOWLEDGE, GOOD AND BAD
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its antithesis, “not being.” These two are not mutually exclusive, for they necessar-
ily produce the synthesis “becoming.” Hence, activity is basic, progress is rational,
and logic is the basis of the world progress.
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In Hegel s perspective of reality, the dialectic logic is the tool to describe how
thoughts, or ideas, develop.
The Hegelian dialectic served a fundamental cornerstone for Karl Marx in
developing his theory and worldview of Marxism .
The surprising match between the Hegelian dialectic and the biblical reference
to all sexual encounters (which ultimately result in offspring) as acts of “knowing”
is one of the most bizarre coincidences found in biblical Hebrew and in this
book.
17.5 Synthesis of “Good,” “Bad,” and “Knowledge”
The Bible describes the “tree of knowledge, of good and bad” (Gen. 2:9). Each of
these three concepts has been addressed separately. It is time for a synthesis.
Figure 17.1. A graphical demo of the Hegelian Dialectic.
