Sentences with phrase «authoritative text of»

Meanwhile there is no single authoritative text of the Othmanic Koran.

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Biblicism falls apart, Smith says, because of the «the problem of pervasive interpretive pluralism,» for «even among presumably well - intentioned readers — including many evangelical biblicists — the Bible, after their very best efforts to understand it, says and teaches very different things about most significant topics... It becomes beside the point to assert a text to be solely authoritative or inerrant, for instance, when, lo and behold, it gives rise to a host of many divergent teachings on important matters.»

Since I believe in the inspired, inerrant, authoritative Word of God, I must take these texts for what they say, and compare them with other texts which condemn murder and the slaughter of other people and say, along with the Jewish prisoners in the movie above, and along with atheists and agnostics of our day, that God is guilty.

We began talking about the close study of word patterns and structures and ended up reflecting on the authoritative function of biblical texts.

In the one understanding of contextualization, the revelatory trajectory moves only from authoritative Word into contemporary culture; in the other, the trajectory moves both from text to context and from context to text, and in the midst of this traffic the interpreter, rather like a police officer at a busy intersection, emerges as the sovereign arbiter as to what God's Word for our time actually is.

The fact that people are tempted to abuse Scripture by calling upon it to support whatever they believe is one of the reasons it is inappropriate most of the time to think that the primary theological debate is about whether the biblical text is authoritative or not.

Yet he refuses to collapse biblical theology into the history of the religion of Israel, distinguishing the two this way: ««History of religion» is concerned with all the forms and aspects of all human religions, while theology tends to be concerned with the truth - claims of one religion and especially with its authoritative texts and traditions and their interpretations.»

It is, in particular, the second of evangelicalism's two tenets, i. e., Biblical authority, that sets evangelicals off from their fellow Christians.8 Over against those wanting to make tradition co-normative with Scripture; over against those wanting to update Christianity by conforming it to the current philosophical trends; over against those who view Biblical authority selectively and dissent from what they find unreasonable; over against those who would understand Biblical authority primarily in terms of its writers» religious sensitivity or their proximity to the primal originating events of the faith; over against those who would consider Biblical authority subjectively, stressing the effect on the reader, not the quality of the source — over against all these, evangelicals believe the Biblical text as written to be totally authoritative in all that it affirms.

'30 That is, although specific sections of Scripture might need to be rejected, one must still take as authoritative the overall message of the Biblical text.

However, even independently of their bearing on the Church's interpretation of Jesus» life, death, and resurrection, these texts have been held holy for the simple reason that they give authoritative expression to the central themes of promise and hope that constitute the core of biblical faith.

There he is free to make explicit the Christian claim that Isaiah 53 was a text, «as authoritative scripture, that exercised pressure on the early church in its struggle to understand the suffering and death of Jesus Christ.»

He taught us that the Bible will have its authoritative, noncoercive way with us if we but attend with educated alertness to the cadences and sounds of the text in all its detail.

If I want to argue with my Gelukpa Buddhist friends, it is of no use to quote the Bible to them as an authoritative text, and hope to get anywhere thereby — not, at least, unless I'm prepared to offer a prior and independent argument as to why the Bible should be regarded as an authoritative text.

They see within the Church's propensity to confess what it believes to be an absolute imperative, and, what's more, the Church's doctrinal confessions DO present some sort of authoritative text for the believer.

Education focused on the study of classic texts that represent authoritative models of good speech and writing.

The growing difference within evangelicalism regarding contextualization is described helpfully by David Wells in his essay: «In the one understanding of contextualization, the revelatory trajectory moves only from authoritative Word into contemporary culture; in the other, the trajectory moves both from text to context and from context to text...» Increasingly, evangelicals are opting for the second of these models - an «interactionist» approach, to use William Dymess» terminology.

If God had really wanted us to have an authoritative text by which we could defend our beliefs from all those who hold contrary beliefs, it seems He would have written a different sort of book, and would have included more frequent and more clearly stated references to the nature of this book.

Or do you keep to a bare minimum of simple text, and risk disappointing the minority of serious visitors (and possible scientists of the future) who come to a museum expecting solid and authoritative information?

While Śrī K Pattabhi Jois, or Guruji, was often quoted as saying, «Yoga is 99 percent practice and 1 percent theory,» he did not mean that we should practice blindly and ignore the underlying philosophy of yoga explained in the śastras, the ancient texts that contain the authoritative teachings of yoga.

The Yoga Sutra, widely regarded as the authoritative text on yoga, is a collection of aphorisms, outlining the eight limbs of yoga.

Each sutra is presented as Sanskrit text, transliteration, and precise English translation, and is followed by Bryant's authoritative commentary, which is grounded in the classical understanding of yoga and conveys the meaning and depth of the su - tras in a user - friendly manner for a Western readership without compromising scholarly rigor or traditional authenticity.

Experiences with such teaching methods has led a large portion of the public to regard these texts as the authoritative teaching tool, composed of accurate information and necessary to instruction.

Readers who wish to understand the most authoritative and up - to - date interpretations of the ADA transportation requirements may wish to check both the text and endnotes of this Topic Guide to find specific FTA determinations on particular stop announcement and route identification issues.

Readers who wish to understand the most authoritative and up - to - date interpretations of ADA transportation requirements may wish to check both the text and endnotes of this Topic Guide to find specific FTA determinations on issues related to the DOT Origin to Destination Guidance.

With more than 400 pages of stunning photographs, maps, illustrations and authoritative text, the writers and editors of National Geographic trace the origins and spread of the world's five great religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

By presenting this work in side - by - side slides, Hiller playfully reveals the bizarre in even the most authoritative of source - texts.

The less than reliable curatorial voice from Powhida's future proposes an authoritative account of our present and near future through institutional forms — wall texts, videos, an exhibition catalogue, as well as fictional works of art, speculative drawings, and research - based diagrams, that point to the ways exhibitions shape and reflect histories.

Gaston Phoebus's authoritative text examines the characteristics of various wild animals, explores different methods of hunting and provides instruction on caring for hounds.

Note that one of our hosts is the lead author on the authoritative text on this subject Archer et al (2009) «Atmospheric Lifetime of Fossil Fuel CO2»

The texts were authoritative not only because they were published but because it was impossible to alter the text — reproduction of the reporter either manually or electronic.

Containing an enviable and constantly growing collection of authoritative analytical commentary texts, including the most trusted UK titles covering various practice areas such as civil procedure, company law, criminal law, intellectual property, ADR and more:

Where believers and non-believers differ is not in their ability to reason, but in their point of view on whether or not those texts or traditions are authoritative.

A comprehensive statement of the existing law of evidence should be developed immediately — opinion is split on whether it should be a legislated or non-legislated statement (which might be an authoritative analytical text - book or «Canadian Wigmore»).

The authoritative nature of any legal publication originates in the creation of the manuscript by the author, and is enhanced by the team of editors that clarify and verify both the text and the references in a manuscript prior to publication.

Full text of authoritative content dates back to 1913 and includes Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations, IRS Rulings, Internal Revenue Manual, IRS Publications, Tax Court and United States Tax Cases.

Aligned with the Association for Positive Behavior Support's Standards of Practice, this graduate - level text is an authoritative PBS primer for professionals preparing for work in educational and community - based settings.

Aligned with the Association for Positive Behavior Support's Standards of Practice, this authoritative graduate - level text presents the critical skills and knowledge professionals need to translate current behavior science into person - centered interventions.

A parent of a teen, however, may act more as an authoritative parent and discuss why a rule about texting and driving exists, and encourage more feedback from the child.

Dr. Turner was instrumental in returning the classic books in Sandplay to print, and is the author of what is considered by some to be the authoritative text on Jungian Sandplay, The Handbook of Sandplay Therapy, now translated into Korean, Chinese, Russian and Italian.