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Today, Dr. Jacobs tackles the common objection: Was ancient Christianity infiltrated by Greek philosophy, such that it required a reformation or restoration? The answer is a resounding no. Follow Dr. Jacobs as he tracks the history through Old and New Testaments, German Idealism, and of course, a little realism and nominalism dusted on top for good measure.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:02:05 The case for Hellenistic or Platonized Christian baggage
00:06:49 German idealism
00:15:21 Hegel and the Church Fathers
00:20:08 The leftist Hegelians, atheism, and Christianity
00:26:18 The protestant application
00:30:42 Open theism
00:35:16 Hebrew ideas vs Greek ideas
00:42:00 Mathematical truth vs Philosophical truth
00:50:07 Realism and nominalism
00:56:03 The Septuagint and the Jewish shift away
01:03:58 Are the Church Fathers platonists?
01:19:19 Idealism in Old Testament studies
01:25:11 Cases in the New Testament
