Sentences with phrase «ancient books fill»

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During the Revolution, writers and preachers turned to the historical books of the Hebrew Bible to fill out ancient Roman analyses of political corruption.

To fill the gap left by a weakened church, people are not only experimenting with both new and ancient forms of the spiritual and psychic life; they are searching for religious books that deal with the complex problems of society in personal, direct and simple ways.

One of the worst things about the religious people is that they think that because science can't give you all the answers immediately that an ancient book is the obvious fill - in for anything missing.

When he began studying flotation in 1995, Rorres simply wanted to fill in the gaps in a classic book of ancient Greek science, On Floating Bodies.

«In this very small volume of messed - up corroded metal you have packed in there enough knowledge to fill several books telling us about ancient technology, ancient science and the way these interacted with the broader culture of the time,» said Alexander Jones, a historian of ancient science at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancientancient technology, ancient science and the way these interacted with the broader culture of the time,» said Alexander Jones, a historian of ancient science at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancientancient science and the way these interacted with the broader culture of the time,» said Alexander Jones, a historian of ancient science at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancientancient science at New York University's Institute for the Study of the AncientAncient World.

For the ultimate cultural experience, don't just tour ruins filled with cultural reminders of Mayan culture; book a two - night stay in a thatched hut at any of six ancient villages eager to host guests via the Toledo Ecotourism Association.