While I prefer to do developmental edits on completed manuscripts, I have done partial developmental edits on specific sections of a manuscript such
as opening chapters and prologues.
If one is thinking that Jesus is fulfilling Moses and following in the footsteps of Israel (
as the opening chapters of the Gospel of Matthew indicate), we would expect that Jesus, once He enters into His prophetic power over the Roman Empire, does something similar as what was done in the tenth plague.
It was apparently available to the J work in the tenth century and was there appropriated to J's uses
as the opening chapter of the corpus.
Originally proposed
as the opening chapter of a trilogy, Fantastic Beasts has already been upgraded to serve as the first of a planned five - movie series.
As the opening chapter notes, her «accidental death» in 1981 has for too long overshadowed her life.
The story of this game will serve
as the opening chapter of the final conflict, and, as always, will be full of surprises.
I wish you the best of luck and success
as you open this chapter of your career.
Not exact matches
The growing spectre of online shopping has not deterred one of the country's largest retailers from investing in its bricks - and - mortar assets, with David Jones
opening its fifth Western Australian store today
as part of the final
chapter of Mandurah Forum's $ 350 million redevelopment.
In choosing a community in which to
open your store, you'll want to consider a number of location «whether» factors (this will serve
as a review of our marketing
chapter), including whether the community has a large enough population, whether its economy is stable enough for you to make money and whether the area's demographic characteristics are compatible with your target market.
«Please
open your Bibles to the Gospel of John,
chapter 3, and follow along with me,» requests the pastor
as he begins his sermon.
REVELATION
CHAPTER SIX And he
open the fifth seal, and I saw under the altar the souls of those who were slain for the word of GOD and for the testimony they held and they cried out with a loud voice, how long O LORD holy and true do you not judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth and white robes were given unto them and it was said unto them that they should rest a little season until their fellow servant and their brethren should be slain
as they were should be fulfilled.Under racial profiling many BLACK AMERICANS were arrested and were either martyred within the prison system or were deported to AFRICA, where many of them were martyred there and were buried in mass graves in both the SUDAN and in the CONGO.
Others, such
as the
chapter on «objections» to the claim that we can be certain of at least some moral knowledge, are written in dialogue form,
opening the way for hostile critics to suggest that Budziszewski constructs and demolishes his own straw men.
On August 31, 2007, the president of Clemson University
opened a letter from the South Carolina
chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union that read, «Coach [Tommy] Bowden... has abused his authority
as... head football coach by imposing his strong personal religious beliefs upon....
He very kindly took his Bible and
opened it to the fifth
chapter of John, and the twenty - fourth verse, which reads
as follows: «Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth my word, and beleiveth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation, but is passed from death unto life.»
Nothing could be more mistaken than that expectation,
as the young clergymen whose conversation was recorded in the
opening chapter discovered.
But in fact, intelligent design is mainly advocated in America by conservative Christians, who regard the account of creation in the
opening chapters of Genesis
as a scientific description of the origin of the world.
According to the
opening chapters of Genesis, humanity and all the world are created good — but humans repeatedly choose,
as they are free to do, a course which yields disruption, alienation and chaos.
Human society almost everywhere is undergoing the transition from being a predominantly closed society to a more
open society (
as discussed in
Chapter 8).
In our
opening chapter, we insisted upon this truth
as part of a general conceptuality which makes sense in our time.
«His appointment will
open up a new
chapter in our journey
as we seek to support churches
as they reach out to their communities.»
He very kindly took his Bible and
opened it to the fifth
chapter of John, and the twenty - fourth verse, which reads
as follows: «Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth my word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation, but is passed from death unto life.»
A new
chapter is now
opening in Eastern Europe, but we should not be overly surprised if,
as in Africa, the old ways soon reassert themselves.
The Holy Hippies
chapter was hard
as hell to write — I hate being that
open and vulnerable
as a satirist because I'm used to using humor
as my shield.
On August 31, 2007, the president of Clemson University
opened a letter from the South Carolina
chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union that read, «Coach [Tommy] Bowden... has abused his authority
as... head football coach by imposing his strong personal religious beliefs upon student - athletes under his charge.»
Whether Acts was written by Luke (
as most still maintain), or by a later anonymous writer, there is no denying the fact that its
opening story of the Ascension is inconsistent with the closing
chapter of Luke.
In the first
chapter we
opened up a discussion of what is meant by the term «resurrection», and found that this quickly led us to the traditional conception of the resurrection of Jesus, a view often known
as «bodily resurrection», which, with minor variations, has dominated Christian tradition for about eighteen centuries.
About a century ago it was becoming clear that the
opening chapters of Genesis are not to be regarded
as history.
These traditions, such
as the resurrection narratives and the
opening chapters of Acts, certainly give us some very valuable clues concerning the rise of the Easter faith, but each of these has to be examined and evaluated before it can be used in constructing even a skeleton history in the events immediately following the death of Jesus.
As we have seen in the preceding
chapters, each of these roles is a door
opening into a whole realm of mental health opportunities.
We must go forward with the conviction that
as our faith is steeled in the fires of doubt we shall
open up a new
chapter in the progress of theological knowledge.
Themes such
as exile and redemption, the inauguration of the Kingdom of God, and how Christ is the climax of the various covenants were all discussed in this
opening chapter.
Moreover, leaving aside its unfortunate
opening and closing frame
chapters, where the struggle to believe is treated in banal, secular - triumphalist terms from the protagonist's adult vantage, this novel persuasively represents Islam
as an active, complex source of theologically framed consolation and challenge for Midwestern Muslims, who emerge
as variously flawed believers at odds with each other about the nature and imperatives of their faith.
As soon as you return home from the funeral of your dearly departed, open your Gospel and study this chapte
As soon
as you return home from the funeral of your dearly departed, open your Gospel and study this chapte
as you return home from the funeral of your dearly departed,
open your Gospel and study this
chapter.
In all that has been said in this
chapter, we have been giving variations on the theme that Christian prayer is essentially the
opening of the self, intentionally and attentively, to the reality of God
as cosmic Lover.
In the
opening chapter of the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, the Church is defined
as the «sacrament... of the unity of the whole human race,» that is to say, the sign and instrument by which human beings are united in authentic communion with God and with one another.
As you may know from my One Verse Podcast in which I am currently working through Genesis 3, and my literal understanding of Genesis 1 - 3 ends up being quite different than the way Young Earth Creationists understanding these
opening chapters of the Bible.
It is in this sense that the
opening paragraphs of this
chapter refer to meaning systems or sacred canopies
as religion.
Those calling themselves Christians,
as well
as others, have wrestled with the question of why this contradiction should exist, seemingly so strange, in a world in which the
opening chapter of the Bible declares that after God had created it «everything» was «very good.»
The
opening chapters of the Scriptures state that
as the apex of life on the planet God created man in His own image.
If god created the universe, then he could have designed it to «break down» differently when humans «disobeyed»
as they were bound to do in the silly situation put forth in the
opening chapters of Genesis.
As a counterpoint, the third chapter of Genesis presents sin as the refusal of limitation and therefore of difference: «For G - d knows that when you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be as gods, knowing good and evil.&raqu
As a counterpoint, the third
chapter of Genesis presents sin
as the refusal of limitation and therefore of difference: «For G - d knows that when you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be as gods, knowing good and evil.&raqu
as the refusal of limitation and therefore of difference: «For G - d knows that when you eat of it, your eyes will be
opened, and you will be
as gods, knowing good and evil.&raqu
as gods, knowing good and evil.»
As a counterpoint, the third chapter of Genesis presents sin as the refusal of limitation and therefore of difference: «For G - d knows that when you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be as gods, knowing good and evil» (Gen. 3:5
As a counterpoint, the third
chapter of Genesis presents sin
as the refusal of limitation and therefore of difference: «For G - d knows that when you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be as gods, knowing good and evil» (Gen. 3:5
as the refusal of limitation and therefore of difference: «For G - d knows that when you eat of it, your eyes will be
opened, and you will be
as gods, knowing good and evil» (Gen. 3:5
as gods, knowing good and evil» (Gen. 3:5).
The
opening chapters of the Book of Proverbs can be read
as the biblical version of Plato's ladder of love, one that draws upon the vision of male and female reciprocity in Genesis.
I'm reading every word diligently in the
opening chapters and making my amazon order
as i go.
Now, we start a new
chapter as we
open Peltzer Family Cellars.
We'll expect more when he speaks to the club's media channels next week, and
as professional
as the above sounds, he'll undoubtedly be delighted to secure a move to Anfield and
open up what should be an exciting new
chapter in his career.
«With his red card yesterday, he hit bottom, but now I'm convinced that there'll be a rebirth,
as if one
chapter was closed to
open another.
However, I also see this
as a milestone and a door
opening to the next
chapter in our relationship.
But to function well, her developing mind needs a sense of close connection with you
as surely
as she needs food, shelter, cleanliness, and sleep,» Patty Wipfler says, in the
opening chapters of her book, Listen, Five Simple Tools to Meet Your Everyday Parenting Challenges.
In one sense, it never ends, it is only the
opening chapter of an unfolding life and every new
chapter will be
as exciting
as the very first one.