Sentences with phrase «for ancient writings»

You need to prove that evolution is a senseless myth (which is ironic given that you believe in a myth with no evidence except for ancient writings).

Not exact matches

What is your evidence, Theo, that the ancient writings, many of which are of unknown authorship, that, for some, represent alleged «Word of God», represent anything other than opinion / hearsay accounting?

Alfred Edersheim, one of the foremost scholars on ancient Jewish culture and sacred writings, argues that «there is no adequate reason for questioning the historical accuracy of this date.»

For this reason the ancient writings often tend to obscure rather than to illuminate the religious dimensions of experience.

But it is in order to ask whether there is not an imperative in every age for the production of «sacred» literature which will express — possibly better than the ancient writings — the deepest religious insights and experiences of civilization.

(II Samuel 12:23) When to such influences from ancient racial tradition and from the controlling patterns of contemporary thought was added the fact that prophetic orthodoxy in Israel had held out no hope of a future life for the individual, it is not strange that even in the Old Testament's later writings we have explicit and convinced denials of such hope.

For they are the only ones that do good for good's sake, not because of some ancient writings or a promise of a better place after deaFor they are the only ones that do good for good's sake, not because of some ancient writings or a promise of a better place after deafor good's sake, not because of some ancient writings or a promise of a better place after death.

What I am saying is that all we have are ancient writings for a religion that has its roots in even more unfounded mythology.

We need to invent a new word for people willing to believe the writings of unknown authors, of unknown origin, of an unknown but ancient time, which is badly worded, internally AND externally (with modern science) inconsistent, full of statements with no actual arguments to back them up, with the only decently educated people to back it all up are theologians who twist the meaning of words and commit logical fallacies and still only try to prove that SOMETHING must exist, not that christianity is the truth.

Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self - control» Since most would agree that Paul's writings are surely divine inspiration for the total concept of «mutual gratification» in that time was not entertained in the minds of most ancient cultures it was seen more so as a «chore» that women did for their husband so that he would not stray into adultery.

Girard shows how this theme is found everywhere in ancient mythology and religious writings, but how only the Hebrew Scriptures begin to reveal that the third party, upon whom blame was laid for the original violence, was really an innocent scapegoat.

The failure to appreciate that genre calibration is responsible for much of the tension in the evolution discussion... To observe the similarities between the creation and flood stories and the literature of the ancient Near East, and to insist that all of those other writings are clearly a-historical while Genesis is somehow presenting history — this is not a strong position of faith, but rather a weak one, where Scripture must conform to one's expectations.»

The medical writings of the ancient Assyrians, Greeks, and Romans extolled its wondrous properties for the relief of pain and inducement of sleep.

Archaeologists will have to wait for more ancient writings — hopefully attached to murals for easy translation, Saturno says — to offer any hope of piecing together the script.