Sentences with phrase «ancient folk story»

Not exact matches

Biblical interpretation naturally absorbs a lot of ink; but «modern biblical scholars» will be surprised to learn that many of them regard miracle stories as fictions «designed to influence the common folk of an ancient and more simple time»: a view closer to old - fashioned anticlericalism of Thomas Paine's vintage than modern scholarship even of a radical stripe.

Ancient folk - lore says there are gods and there are many creations stories... all have the same 100 % lack of evidence.

In his book, The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories, he gives a detailed outline of each story type as well as a wealth of examples from ancient myths, folk tales, plays and novels.

So in one day you can spend an hour on a beachfront massage table to the sound of waves rolling in, then head off to watch ancient religious / folk stories about playful gods acted out in a nearby temple (there are no fewer than 20,000 temples on the island).