Sentences with phrase «express historical understanding»

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Hence there arises what I think is one of the major reasons why the miraculous birth recorded in Matthew and Luke should not be regarded as a historical fact but as a midrashic or mythical way of expressing the truth that the person of Christ can not be understood exclusively within the dimension of humanity, but belongs also to the divine dimension.

God, he says, «is to be understood as the underlying reality (whatever it may be)-- the ultimate mystery — expressing itself throughout the universe and thus also in this evolutionary - historical trajectory... which has produced humankind.»

But these findings are valuable in precisely those areas which most concern us if we seek the some sort of understanding of the historical Jesus as we have come to have of man in general — an understanding or image succinctly expressed in Dr. Dillistone's lecture: «This image is a «dynamic, temporal one that sees man as first of all an agent, a self,» who stands self - revealed only in the midst of the density of temporal decisions.»

The interpreter has to look for that meaning which a biblical writer intended and expressed in his particular circumstances, and in his historical and cultural context, by means of such literary genres as were in use at his time, To understand correctly what a biblical writer intended to assert, due attention is needed both to the customary and characteristic ways of feeling, speaking and storytelling which were current in his time, and to the social conventions of the period.

If man is to have such a definitive and normative understanding, there must be some definitive act, some norm which is expressed in the course of his historical experience, that will «set the note» and establish the criterion in the light of which all else is to be understood and evaluated.

To be true to the Incarnational Principle expressed by Pius XII we must seek to understand the meaning of the texts in their historical, cultural context.

It also presents a way of understanding Christianity as a historical movement through which the Spirit of God is progressively expressed.

To measure historical empathy, we included three statements on the survey with which students could express their level of agreement or disagreement: 1) I have a good understanding of how early Americans thought and felt; 2) I can imagine what life was like for people 100 years ago; and 3) When looking at a painting that shows people, I try to imagine what those people are thinking.

All the special qualities that Robert K. Massie brought to Nicholas and Alexandra and Peter the Great are present here: historical accuracy, depth of understanding, felicity of style, mastery of detail, ability to shatter myth, and a rare genius for finding and expressing the human drama in extraordinary lives.

Well, after some years the cannon and capstan were given to the fully established Cannon Beach Historical Society with the express understanding that the artifact would be stored with the highest museum standards.

Thanks for the 3 papers, the 1st was a real eye openner but was essentially confirming what I said which is that most model attribution expts based on comparison of historical forcing and runs held at pre - industrial condition suggest long term change is essentially forced.The point is the Karnauskas paper bucks the trend in understanding as expressed by the Ipcc (the consensus or whatever).