Sentences with phrase «for modern readers»

If I could, I think I would spend all my writing time focusing on bringing the historical and cultural backgrounds of Scripture to light for modern readers.

Although some of these books are set in periods and places different from our own, all come vividly alive for the modern reader.

While it might seem a little heavy for modern readers, I believe it holds its own in the 21st century.

In this book, Taylor provides an excellent summary of what Apocalyptic Literature is and why it is so difficult for modern readers to understand.

The inequality of laws concerning punishment of suspicion of adultery, the pervasiveness of polygamy, the fact that women were viewed as property, the lesser value ascribed to baby girls, and the suggestion that women are more easily deceived than men are all striking problems for modern readers... and as Christians we should not underestimate the impact they may have on unbelieving seekers.

These are difficult stories for a modern reader to accept, and to claim immunity from their potency is to show a callousness that borders on pride.

(If any one is in doubt as to the lack of clarity for modern readers in the King James translation let him read L. A. Weigle, The English New Testament (Abingdon - Cokesbury, N.Y., 1946, pp. 149 - 153) where the author lists nearly two hundred words in the New Testament alone that have changed meaning.)

But yes, Bible translators can (and do) use the same approach today for modern readers.

One of the chief drawbacks to reading Buddhist sacred literature that has not been edited for the modern reader, is its repetitiousness which we saw to be a characteristic of Hindu literature also, particularly of the Brahmanas.

Shakespeare's classic play is humorously re-imagined, but offers a new look at its themes for the modern reader, including a new take on its female characters.

The ease of buying and reading eBooks is seductive for a modern reader, plus the affordability of eBook production and print - on - demand self - publishing options are changing the game when it comes to book distribution.

Strip Magazine is an attempt to recapture the glory days of British adventure comics; most of the stories are new, with the exception of «Hook Jaw,» a classic 1970s comic about a killer shark, which has been cleaned up and relettered for modern readers.

This manual outlines various standardizations and modernizations to old typography practices, making older texts easier to read for modern readers.

Lemaitre Publishing is a digital publishing house specialised in short non-fiction publications for the modern reader.

His De Bello Gallico and De Bello Civili are dense military narratives written for a militaristic society, moving swiftly — and, for the modern reader, sometimes inexplicably — from action to action in a minimalist prose style with little by way of context or literary flourish.