Sentences with phrase «from biblical references»

In the second room, we pass from biblical references to folklore, where we meet a series of floating images in soft pencil from Maher's Night Garden series.

Since the majority of Korean Americans have a close affiliation with Christian churches, Kim's faith - based Mustard Seed Generation organization (the name taken from a biblical reference, «The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed...») works with churches to present counseling in a positive light.

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Because of a court case in Louisiana that expressly forbid Biblical Creationism being taught in school science classes, the wording changed and the authors removed references to catastrophism, a world - wide flood, a recent inception of the earth or life, the concept of kinds, or any concepts from Genesis.

I wonder what would be revealed if scientists would be permitted to study the remains in the tomb at Machpelah... after all, like all things Biblical, we only have one reference, and we ONLY have Abraham's word that he saw the face of God (contrary to John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any time, AND John 6:46: Not that any man hath seen the Father)... Bet you those bones aren't from a 175 year old man and 127 year old woman...

f The more original Biblical reference to retaliation was from the mythical character Jesus (invented by Constantine at the first council at Nicaea in 325, and modeled after his own «prophet» the Sun God, Mithra, and named Jesus Christos to combine the Celtic God Hesus and the Indian God Krishna, whose Latin name was Christos, into one God) who said «turn your other cheek» (when struck in the face).

The story makes innumerable references to the Bible, from the opening parody of biblical language in the description of Astor, to the parody of Pilate's questioning of Christ in the lawyer's interview with a mute Bartleby, to the seriously meant quotation from Job.

Several pastors and authors say King displays a sophisticated grasp of theology in his books, and his stories are stuffed with biblical references and story lines taken straight from the Bible.

Biblical references and quotes from recent writers including von Hildebrand, Nouwen and Rahner, abound.

As Gutiérez himself affirms, these emphases have been present from the first; a rereading of A Theology of Liberation will not only uncover a section titled «A Spirituality of Liberation,» but another 400 biblical references with which to wrestle.

I recognize the sin of sloth in us all that prevents us from looking up references, and I am still eager for readers to feel directly the impact of the biblical ambiguity.

Now, I'm a Christian, who loves Jesus and who hopes to honor God with my life, but frankly, after hearing about 100 «God bless Americas» shouted between the two conventions, and dozens of biblical references dropped by both parties, I was just fine with seeing God's name removed from yet another piece of political propaganda.

The myth of America as «God's new Israel» was a part of the national self - image quite apart from formal theological considerations or specific biblical references.

You claim to love us, but all I can read from these comments are cold, Biblical references devoid of love.

In the decades from the 1880s until World War I such schools rapidly distanced themselves from most substantive connections with their church or religious heritages, dropping courses with explicit theological or biblical reference and laicizing their boards, faculties, and administrations.

Regrettably, repeated references to liberation from «the system» of nationalism, consumerism, imperialism, etc. lack the specificity and subtlety that might enable readers to know what biblical faithfulness means in their lives, if they do not happen to be Old Testament scholars publishing books.

Whitehead's writings are liberally sprinkled with quotations from, and references and allusions to biblical passages.

In the capital town of the Swiss canton of Zurich, the new young parish priest at the Great Minster, Ulrich Zwingli, was getting into his stride with new - style biblical sermons, denunciations of Indulgences, and a reference or two to Luther as a prophet for the times, a description taken from the Introduction in Froben's volume of Luther's writings.

I prefer to reference the «biblical» word wisdom (there is that which «is from above»; «Christ, the wisdom of God»).

Maura Laverty tells us in her «Feasting Galore - recipes & food lore from Ireland» that mince pies do have some biblical references.

Biblical Dating: How It's Different from Modern Dating:: Boundless ``... We can not simply state that the Bible «doesn't mention dating or courtship,» and then think we're off the hook to pursue this area of our lives either on the world's terms or however seems best to us without diligent, submissive reference to God's Word...»

From the Greek mythological references of the Sirens, who lured sailors to their watery graves, to Biblical figures like Delilah, whose betrayal led to Samson's enucleation and ultimate death, the femme fatale has taken on many forms in literature, art and other mediums.

Nearly every line in The Waste Land is a reference to a classical text from the European, the Indian, the Chinese, Biblical, or the ancient Roman heritage.

The pieces are created on canvas and incorporate encaustic, oil paint, collage, and wood trim, rejecting spontaneous gestural composition and overt figuration, instead drawing out a narrative from onomatopoeic wordplay and literary and biblical references.

The exhibition title references female figures from mythology, literature and biblical sources, and creates connections across works from several of Bracha's past and current bodies of work.

They contain various references to common symbols, ranging from biblical to military and patriotic references.

The 12th century Otranto Cathedral floor mosaic is unique in that it depicts more than Biblical references, incorporating signs of the zodiac, as well as symbols from Greek, Scandinavian, and even pre-Islamic mythologies.

Magdy's references abound: they range from the slick veneer of advertising, the sinister tropes of science fiction and comic strip to the documentary style of nature, science and technology shows and the apocalyptic tone of biblical stories.

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2014 started off with a bang in the legal marketing world when Georgia lawyer Jamie Casino ran a two - minute local television ad during this year's Superbowl that includes (and I'm hardly scratching the surface here) biblical references, allegations of a cover - up by the area's chief of police in the death of Casino's brother, and a sunglass - clad Casino wielding a flaming sledgehammer to smash his brother's tombstone while a pounding heavy metal soundtrack plays in the background, all of which apparently provides the backstory for Casino's decision to move from criminal defense to personal injury law as his preferred area of practice.

during this year's Superbowl that includes (and I'm hardly scratching the surface here) biblical references, allegations of a cover - up by the area's chief of police in the death of Casino's brother, and a sunglass - clad Casino wielding a flaming sledgehammer to smash his brother's tombstone while a pounding heavy metal soundtrack plays in the background, all of which apparently provides the backstory for Casino's decision to move from criminal defense to personal injury law as his preferred area of