# S10, E6 The New Knowledge of Hashem: How to Reclaim Prophecy

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Podcast: [The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-great-sources-with-rabbi-shnayor-burton-1203468)
Published: 2025-11-12T02:05:15+00:00
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When the yetzer for idolatry was abolished, prophecy vanished with it. The world, once speaking, went silent. In that silence, was born science: the study of a universe that follows law but no longer reveals purpose.We follow the transformation from the enchanted world of the prophets, through the impersonal age of universals, to the modern possibility of a renewed da’as Hashem. It asks whether we can once again see the world as personal — without falling back into idolatry — and what kind of self would make that possible. 00:45 The abolition of the inclination to idolatry 2:00 With the abolition of the inclination to idolatry, prophecy came to an end 4:30 What conditions would favor the reawakening of the inclination to idolatry and prophecy? 6:20 Why are sources and texts necessary for learning about ideas or reality? 3 models 15:15 The connection between the abolition of the inclination to idolatry and prophecy — the world, once enchanted, lost its enchantmentOn the enchanted world: https://shnayor.substack.com/p/how-to... 18:00 Is the world personal? 20:00 The question of whether the world is personal hinges on the problem of evil 23:45 To converse with God through His creation is completely natural for one who conceives of His good character manifest in His creation 25:00 If the good divine character is manifest in only a part of reality, polytheism results 28:30 What "good" means 30:00 The problem of evil for the unified personal God 32:00 Moshe's request to know Hashem was a quest to understand evil: https://open.substack.com/pub/shnayor... 33:30 The denial of Moshe's request is the reason the Torah teaches Hashem's unknowability: https://open.substack.com/pub/shnayor... Between the Torah and the Prophets: https://www.ebay.com/itm/364132946794... 35:00…

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