Sentences with phrase «far as any scholars»

As far as any scholars knew, the last people to read khipus were ancient history.

As far as the scholars are concerned, their literary life is crammed with a lot of assignments, projects, tests and homework, and they have to deal with assignment writing each and every day.

Not exact matches

Translation scholar Peter Newmark explains that the translator has a duty to be faithful to the speaker or writer only in as far as their words do not conflict with material and moral facts as known - and they can express dissent if the text is likely to mislead the receiving audience.

Nevertheless, if some Christian scholars describe Christ as too much the enlightenment liberal or modern revolutionary to possibly have lived in the first century, Paula Fredriksen may go too far in emphasizing how easy it is to explain Jesus» message in its historical context and how comprehensible that message was to his Jewish listeners.

Literary scholars often treat analogies as simply more complex versions of metaphors, but for Przywara, they take comparisons in opposite directions: what metaphors bring together, analogies keep far apart.

The Jewish scholar C.G. Montefiore saw this quite clearly and was startled by it, «The advanced radicalism of these rules or principles is very remarkable», but then proceeded to comfort himself by claiming that Jesus did not live up to them: `... but practically he does not apply them... so far as he is concerned, he holds fast to Judaism and the Old Testament.»

Far from transcending the «biasing» particularities of biographical experience, in conformity to some positivist notions of «value freedom» and «objectivity,» the academic contributions of each of the scholars studied in this book were profoundly shaped by early childhood experiences, distinctive personality traits, and, as noted above, particular theological or atheological visions, as the case may be.

As a student of History of Religions School within NT studies, which remains largely Occidental in its approach and conclusions, I look for further inspiration from History of Religions scholars, particularly from the contributions made by Eliade to the study of religious dimensions of NT religion.

As far as German scholars of that era go, though, he was one of the good guys, a member of the Confessing Church who spoke out against the mistreatment of Jews, whatever negative Marcionite opinions he had regarding the relevance of the Old TestamenAs far as German scholars of that era go, though, he was one of the good guys, a member of the Confessing Church who spoke out against the mistreatment of Jews, whatever negative Marcionite opinions he had regarding the relevance of the Old Testamenas German scholars of that era go, though, he was one of the good guys, a member of the Confessing Church who spoke out against the mistreatment of Jews, whatever negative Marcionite opinions he had regarding the relevance of the Old Testament.

An excellent scholar, far - famed in his day as a pillar of the truth and a commentator, he may thus be taken as a good representative of the theological thought of the eastern Church at the end of the fourth century.

As far back as June 1982, James Barr, a Scottish Old Testament scholar and lifetime investigator of fundamentalism, wrote these words in The Current Affairs BulletiAs far back as June 1982, James Barr, a Scottish Old Testament scholar and lifetime investigator of fundamentalism, wrote these words in The Current Affairs Bulletias June 1982, James Barr, a Scottish Old Testament scholar and lifetime investigator of fundamentalism, wrote these words in The Current Affairs Bulletin:

Thus when I observe a meticulous and highly sensitive scholar like Bultmann proceeding with his method of demythologizing to interpret Christian faith exhaustively and without remainder as man's original possibility of authentic historical existence, and then making, as it were, a sharp turn from this procedure in his appeal to the saving event of Jesus Christ, by way of preserving the Kerygma, something demonic in me leaps up with glee, and I want to shout far joy.

In these circumstances it is inevitable that during a period of economic «bust» scholars will begin asking whether the risk - taker, the government, should go further and take the profits as well.

The traditional view is further defective in that, as many contemporary scholars have pointed out, it makes the truth of the Christian faith appear to rest upon the findings of the historian and so gives to Christianity a vulnerability which does not properly belong to it.

Further, Pentecostals who read Acts theologically and even doctrinally are simply joining scholars across the theological academy who have emerged in the last generation to defend the author of Luke - Acts as a theologian in his own right.

This criticism is made by the (now) over 100 Muslim scholars in their 2006 Open Letter to Pope Benedict which states: «figures such as al - Ghazali (d. 1111 CE) and many others are far more influential and representative of Islamic belief than Ibn Hazm (d. 1069)».

Kennedy's judgment was a far cry from the words of the great legal scholar William Blackstone, who referred to sodomy in his magisterial Commentaries (1769) as «an offence so dark in nature, the very mention of which is a disgrace to human nature, a crime not fit to be named.»

To carry the analogy of surgery further, nineteenth - century scholars performed a series of exceedingly thorough exploratory operations, checked all arteries to the source, neatly classified according to their lights all living tissue and as neatly set aside all intrusive and extraneous items.

It is increasingly clear that Deuteronomy and the Priestly writings contain at least some material much older than is indicated by the usual dating of the documents.9 Increasingly, too, it would appear that scholars are disposed to accept the substantial reliability of the persistent tradition which sees Moses as a lawgiver.10 That law was an early and significant aspect of Israelite culture is further attested not only by ancient Near Eastern parallels but even more strikingly in the life, the work and the character of the first three great names in Israel's national history: Moses, Samuel and Elijah.

Now, as far as «scholars» go, in my experience it is the most rare of academics that don't «dismiss anyone who dared to differ with him.»

On the other hand, Luther was quite unable to understand the authenticity of the quiet though often acid scholar dedicated to a policy of neutrality, of attempting as far as possible to stand outside polarising polemic — Erasmus came eventually to wonder whether it might have been better not to have written In Praise of Folly, because it had led to just such polarisation.

Further, as legal scholars such as Rob Vischer have pointed out, under the auspices of a secular state, individual religious liberty is morphing into an open - ended right to individual autonomy, which a secular state favors in otherwise private disputes between private parties.

I hope that I will be able to help the Fund and Marcus Oldham develop a working relationship to promote further scholars so that they can have as many opportunities as I now have.

However, rather than simply accepting the opinion of states and critical Western scholars as the point of reference, the edited book Responsibility to Protect: Cultural Perspectives in the Global South by Rama Mani and Tom Weiss addresses the important and so far under - researched question of what scholars and activists from the global south really think about the R2P principle and how the R2P implementation process can account for those southern concerns and insights.

NOT FAR OFF Athanasius Kircher, a 17th century Jesuit scholar, imagined Earth's core as a ball of fire.

The overall purpose of the IOM Anniversary Fellows Program, created to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Institute's establishment, is to enable talented, early career health science scholars to participate actively in the work of the IOM and to further their careers as future leaders in the field.

Chester, a leading scholar in the field of aggression research, runs the Social Psychology and Neuroscience Lab in VCU's Department of Psychology, which aims to further our understanding of violent behavior, exploring the role of the brain and human psychology behind topics such as revenge, domestic abuse, psychopaths and related topics.

«Dede has gone far beyond any expectations of an academic journal reviewer in terms of number of timely reviews completed, depth of understanding of the field of research exhibited, and a compassionate voice so necessary in mentoring emerging scholars as authors,» it read.

The group will create a space for scholars in this emerging field to learn from each other, further define this area of study, and mentor junior scholars pursuing this line of inquiry as graduate students and junior faculty.

«World over, we seem intent on splintering ourselves into as many sub-groups as it will take for us to feel comfortable in our skins again,» writes Harmony Siganporia, who in the aftermath of Brexit revisits the teachings of poet, folklorist, scholar and grammarian AK Ramanujan to further explore the meanings of context - free and context - sensitive cultures.

Yet conservative scholars at the Manhattan and Fordham institutes laud it as promising «a far more rigorous, content - rich, cohesive K - 12 education.»

What is of further concern as one legal scholar, Susan DeJarnatt, has shown is that cyber charter schools may not have all the safeguards needed to protect the sector from fraud.

Today, the idea that hot and cold are two sides of the same coin seems second nature, but that was far from obvious to the long line of scholars run from the inspired to the bizarre, as they employed gnomes, meteors, perpetual motion machines and tortured mice to reveal the truth.

As author and scholar Joanna Scutts writes in The Extra Woman, her provocative, in - depth look at 20th - century women and their historic struggle to find their place, «it's easy to forget that exercising the right to live your life as you choose is still a political act, and a brave act — far braver for some people than for others.&raquAs author and scholar Joanna Scutts writes in The Extra Woman, her provocative, in - depth look at 20th - century women and their historic struggle to find their place, «it's easy to forget that exercising the right to live your life as you choose is still a political act, and a brave act — far braver for some people than for others.&raquas you choose is still a political act, and a brave act — far braver for some people than for others.»

The bottom line is that most scholars face difficulties as far as assignments are regarded; there are times it is the subject you don't love but you have to do the homework anyway, or else you will fail in your exams.

The steppes to the north of the Black Sea have been suggested as the original homeland (Urheimat) of the speakers of the Proto - Indo - European language, (PIE) the progenitor of the Indo - European language family, by some scholars such as Marija Gimbutas; others move the heartland further east towards the Caspian Sea, yet others to Anatolia.

A gift of 47 paintings, sculptures and works on paper from collector, scholar and advocate Gordon W. Bailey, featuring such renowned 20th - century artists as Leroy Almon, Burlon Craig, Roy Ferdinand, Howard Finster, Bessie Harvey, Lonnie Holley, Ronald Lockett, Elijah Pierce, Herbert Singleton, Purvis Young and Thornton Dial, Jr. — This is Bailey's third substantial gift to the High since 2010 and further underscores his commitment to helping build the Museum's collection, which is recognized as one of the world's most significant public repositories of work by American self - taught artists.

We need your generosity to further develop our projects supporting artists and other creative figures, as well as scholars and students.

Yet as a climate scientist and a climate policy scholar, I know market forces and current policies are far from adequate to limit the rise in global temperatures, as envisioned in the Paris Agreement.

As reported by Brian Angliss at Scholars & Rogues (http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2010/02/15/psu-cover-up-extremely-unlikely/) Penn State is one of the top research institutions in the country and their reputation is far more important than the reputation of just one researcher.

As Scholars and Rogues aptly demonstrated though, these claims of further wrongdoing by a -LSB-...]

There is also a tendency towards parochialism among scholars of constitutional law and politics as far as other countries» constitutional arrangements and practices are concerned.

Legal writing scholars have already studied the final product of great writers.210 Researchers could go further and study skilled writers to develop a story of their «life in writing» as they progress from novices to experts.

We look forward to featuring a broad spectrum of views from various international lawyers and scholars on this landmark arbitral award, as we track contemporaneous developments in the Asia - Pacific region, and invite further discussion especially on next steps ahead for the actual disputes between the claimants on maritime boundary delimitation.

The use of the constitutional identity clause, then, should be revisited, in primis among those scholars who have overweighed the respect of the national identity as a «problem - solver», i.e. a means to reconcile the differences between Member States and the Union as far as a different degree of protection of fundamental rights is concerned.

In my experience as a scholar and practitioner in the field, the U.S. has far more extensive legal rules, oversight and other checks and balances on intelligence agencies than is generally true in E.U. member states.

«As far as I can tell, it does not reflect what research scholars believe is important for children's development.&raquAs far as I can tell, it does not reflect what research scholars believe is important for children's development.&raquas I can tell, it does not reflect what research scholars believe is important for children's development.»

Given that scholars consider the support dimension as unidimensional (e.g., Ten Haaf et al. 1994), we initially did not further divide the support dimension into separate constructs with different meanings.