Sentences with phrase «ancient writings»

There are countless scraps of ancient writings which are extra biblical.

How in the world does anyone fall for ancient writings being the work of a magical being?

Therefore I do not accept single views easily, but study a wide range of translations and Hebrew / Greek word studies, and after forming my view, also seek ancient writings from the cultures in which the Bible was written.

@Shultz Nor do any of the other ancient writings prove that jesus was the son of god and that christianity is just another myth that was cleverly marketed into a major religion.

Modern science is the cornerstone of your belief system, as ancient writings that I consider to be God given, holy inspired and very relevant to modern times (as well as every society that ever was and will be) is the cornerstone of my belief system, because everything about this book has been accurate in every way, unlike modern science.

Therefore, it is historically and sequentially impossible for the «Four Gospels» of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John to qualify as «gospels» according to the definition used by Biblical scholars, which is «a genre of ancient writings featuring dialogue between Jesus and his disciples.»

These massive stone monoliths are inscribed with ancient writings recording Mayan history.

Finding ancient writings on eternal existence during one of his last expeditions, makes him come back there in search of the meaning of life itself.

You would think that if Jesus got married, It would be in many ancient writings.

Throw all tradition and ancient writings out, and as you say embrace unbelief in them, rationalize them as purely conceptual or figurative rather than literal, we find what primitive man found, the need to give thanks.

All of that study, getting those books published, leading the entire department and heading up all those global studies into ancient writings day after day, year after year, decade after decade... geez, what a loser!

So you discount the Bible and Christ yet believe all other non Christian ancient writings.

We need to stop with the silly ancient writings and use our newly awakened knowledge of ourselves, science and nature to lay out our path forward.

To tell them that their hatred for an enemy cancels out any love they may have for their friends, all based on some ancient words, makes me afraid on several levels: because you base that belief on ancient writings against all evidence that shows that people can actually love one and hate another, and, because your sharing your belief, (while the belief it's self may be admirable) only offers one more unattainable goal for the religious, guilt ridden follower.

Wickes hypothesizes that there is no record of ancient writings about substitute feeding habits as there was no proper advices to be given about the nature and composition of the feed.

Archaeologists will have to wait for more ancient writings — hopefully attached to murals for easy translation, Saturno says — to offer any hope of piecing together the script.

The focus is usually on obscure ancient writings and prophecies while mankind is left guessing about meaning.

During one of his expeditions he discovers ancient writings that testify the existence of a method for obtaining eternal life.

Scour numerous locations, travel Europe from Paris to Vatican, explore ancient writings of the monks, and solve tricky puzzles in search of the truth.

It was agreed in the Samaj that «the Vedas, the Upanishads and other ancient writings were not to be accepted as infallible guides, that reason and conscience were to be the supreme authority and the teachings of the scriptures were to be accepted only insofar as they harmonised with the light within us.»

``... as ancient writings that I consider to be God given, holy inspired and very relevant to modern times (as well as every society that ever was and will be) is the cornerstone of my belief system, because everything about this book has been accurate in every way, unlike modern science.»

Once again, Matthew cites multiple ancient authors, including Philo, Plato, and Josephus, to show how the terms «natural» and «unnatural» were used in ancient writings.

Biblical scholars often use the term gospel to refer to a genre of ancient writings featuring dialogue between Jesus and his disciples, King notes in her paper.

«God» justifies trumping empirical evidence with ancient writings.

Finding ancient writings on eternal existence during one of his last expeditions makes him come back there in search of the meaning of life itself.

You need to prove that evolution is a senseless myth (which is ironic given that you believe in a myth with no evidence except for ancient writings).

They also listen while passages are read from the Bible, a collection of ancient writings of various kinds, in which the being and attributes of God are set forth in many different aspects and the moral law is declared; in which also events of ancient times are recorded.

These features, they claim, are inspired partly from ancient writings, such as the Bhagavad Gita, and partly from the experience Indian executives had growing up in the chaotic post-war years.

There's not one single species that has ever been recorded (not one manuscript, scroll, ancient writings, etc.) to have evolved into another species.

Check it against others» ancient writings, scientific facts, etc..

Ancient writings... do you believe that these writings were inspired by God or merely the works of men?

While that opinion may be supported by a literal reading of certain portions of the ancient writings which are revered as scripture, I find that attitude to be both deplorable and shortsighted.

''... ancient writings of ignorant sheep herders.»

All religions have the same amount of proof (nothing; ancient writings are not proof).

Hermeneutical reflections often leave believers in deep confusion about how to bring these ancient writings to bear on the present life of the church.

Just wanted to add that the ignorance of some atheists when it comes to reading comprehension and ancient writings shouldn't come as a surprise given that so many were once under - educated theists who didn't take the time to actually learn about what they profess to believe and are now merely aping what they have heard other atheists or scientists say.

If you wish to continue this line of thought, how about you provide some archaeological evidence like some ancient writings that involve Horus as being born of a virgin.

It's your belief in those ancient writings that form the entire basis of your beliefs.

For this reason the ancient writings often tend to obscure rather than to illuminate the religious dimensions of experience.

But it is in order to ask whether there is not an imperative in every age for the production of «sacred» literature which will express — possibly better than the ancient writings — the deepest religious insights and experiences of civilization.