Sentences with phrase «biblical culture»

Biblical culture opens a new horizon, proposing that the human being is best understood as the subject of prayer.

As Kenya's Musimbi Kanyoro wrote, «Those cultures which are far removed from biblical culture risk reading the Bible as fiction.»

To quote Kenyan feminist theologian Musimbi Kanyoro, «Those cultures which are far removed from biblical culture risk reading the Bible as fiction,» Conversely, societies that identify with the biblical world feel at home in the text.

Biblical scholars concerned with the roles of men and women in biblical cultures point out that the love ethic of the early church was so revolutionary in its day that it was considered a threat to social order in the Roman Empire.

Probably more of the old biblical culture needs to be included in a new pattern for America than the counterculture would allow.

As a woman, I often struggle with the misogynistic elements of biblical culture.

The key to Webb's approach is the idea that when one looks at the broader biblical culture (Ancient Near East, Greco - Roman) and compares it to the biblical ethic, one can detect significant progress in the direction of the so - called «ultimate ethic.»

I would challenge those speaking against her to learn Greek, study the ancient biblical cultures, and find resources outside of the Bible that are from the same time period and complement the stories and lessons actually found in the Bible.

Surely you don't think my comment concerning the status of women in the biblical cultures has anything to do with MY decision making do you?

Experimentation with new cultural and social forms does not stop at the boundary of Western or biblical culture.

And those of us that gave our children hell for not conforming to our «biblical culture», we see them leaving the faith that chained them.

But to find this, we must look back to Scripture and biblical culture to relearn the meaning and significance of baptism, so that we can understand the symbolism and function.

Laurus nobilis figures prominently in classical Greek, Roman, and Biblical culture.