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Robert Furney
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| Posted 1/31/2002 6:25 AM (GMT -6) |   | Since I have some interest in what the Jews possibly have thought about the "open motif" parts of Scripture, I am going to a local synagogue and research several commentaries and specifically the Encyclopedia Judaica for openness thought. I will post my findings at a later time. I am going to use the material for a systematic theology I am currently writing.
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chance
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| Posted 1/31/2002 8:43 AM (GMT -6) | | Well, we know that Heschel, the greatest Jewish philosopher of the 20th century is an excellent source of openness thought. If you doubt that just check The God Who Risks for quotes from Heschel or better yet read Heschel's book that Sanders quotes from, The Prophets.
I have been told (from a very reliable source) that the Jewish guy who teaches at Gordon College said that there is not even one passage in the Old Testament that teaches that God has exhaustive definite foreknowledge.
I do believe that the people at the conservative synagogue near Fort Wayne, IN hold to EDF however. At least, that is my impression. I am certain that the former rabbi did.
That's my experience of Jews and openness 
chance
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GregBoyd
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| Posted 2/1/2002 2:10 AM (GMT -6) | | Sounds like an interesting project Robert. Keep us abreast.
Doc
ps. I grew up in Lansing Michigan till the age of 7. Loved it.
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B. Winningham
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| Posted 2/14/2002 7:59 PM (GMT -6) | | quote:
I have been told (from a very reliable source) that the Jewish guy who teaches at Gordon College said that there is not even one passage in the Old Testament that teaches that God has exhaustive definite foreknowledge.
When the word "exhaustive" is used in this sense (i.e.: exhaustive definite foreknowledge), is the author saying that GOD's foreknowledge can be used up, depleteable, maxed out, finite, etc.? *OR*, are we saying that GOD's foreknowledge is thorough and NOT finite?
TIA,
B. Winningham
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