Sentences with phrase «ancient context»

For him it is more important, for the sake of contemporary philosophy, to discover the alternative solutions of these problems, and the arguments given in their support, than to locate old discussions in ancient contexts.
I wanted to affirm the eternal truth that lies underneath this ancient code — a truth that has endured the test of time, but I also wanted to free that eternal truth from its rigid, ancient context so that it might be heard anew in the context of my world and my century.
We can look up the words in Greek and Hebrew dictionaries and compare how the words were used in various ancient contexts, but when it comes down to how the word is used in real life, the way the word is used today bears little resemblance to the way the word was used in biblical times.
«The bottom line is that Genesis 1 - 11, when viewed in its ancient context, is clearly not prepared to provide an account of history.
Michael Heiser discusses biblical theology in an ancient context.
Featuring Greek, Roman, and Early Christian antiquities from the Smart Museum's permanent collection and loans of prints and illustrated books from Renaissance and Baroque Europe, this exhibition examined the religious life of things, both in their ancient contexts and in modern attempts to interpret them.
It's the latest in a series of critical coups for the New York - based artist, whose work often places contemporary subjects in an ancient context, co-opting the symbolism of the art - historical canon to imbue his portraits with a sense of power and majesty.
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