Sentences with phrase «from mythological gods»

They directed the people's faith away from mythological gods and onto themselves, effectively having put themselves in the godhead position.

Not exact matches

Once we see the mythological imagery of spiritual warfare in the heavens between God and the waters, and we understand from Genesis 1 that from the darkness and chaos of the water, God is seeking to bring beauty and order, we are then in a position to understand Genesis 6 — 8.

Jesus can appear neither as an apocalyptic Son of Man nor as an eternal Son of God, nor can we isolate the historical Jesus from the «mythological» categories of the New Testament.

Because of God's transcendence it would be mythological to refer to God's action in terms appropriate only to objects available, in principle at least, to ordinary sense perception.13 This especially means that one can not speak of God in terms of the categories of time and space; 14 i.e., whatever is predicated of God can not apply only to some particular time and space, but must apply equally to all times and spaces.15 Thus the implication of Ogden's criterion for non-mythological language about God corresponds to his statement of several years ago, that «there is not the slightest evidence that God has acted in Christ in any way different from the way in which he primordially acts in every other event.

Yet just at the point where we find ourselves assuming full responsibility, free from the restraints of mythological powers, we become slowly aware that it is He, the God of our fathers, who is in fact prompting, guiding and influencing us from within.

The fact that Christian thought has sometimes been tempted to revert to a doctrine of God more mythological in character than that of Israel, should not hide from us the direction in which the testimony of Israel was heading.

Jesus is also only one of hundreds of mythological figures that pre-date him by thousands of years that were born on Christmas, had twelve apostles, started a ministry at thirty, were killed or crucified at thirty - three, rose from the grave three days later, and ascended into heaven, were called the Son of God, the Lamb of God, the Good Shepherd, etc. with the closest match being Mithras, son of the Sun God Mithra.

In one respect it helped to liberate Islam from the materialistic and mythological concepts of God by insisting on the more spiritual and abstract attributes.

The four opening words perhaps should not be separated from the rest of Paul's sentence, but if they are so separated the phrase «God was in Christ,» still more God was in the historical Jesus,» is not a mythological statement: it corresponds to what I earlier called ontological reality.

I regard a Christology as modern if it uses every relevant insight of modern knowledge to differentiate the historical element in its interpretation of the event Jesus Christ from the mythological, and remembers that the actual event comprises only history and the ontological reality of God's presence and action within that history — whilst the mythology expresses that reality in ways which may indeed convey deep truth, yet have in themselves the status not of ontological reality but of poetry.

The Satanic verses were removed from the Qur «an because Muhammad told the followers to worship the three mythological daughters of the god «Sin».

But though such phrases as this help to mark out the path being taken by the resurrection idiom in its journey from a mythological cosmic setting into the Jewish national hope, we must also note carefully that now for the third time the resurrection idiom is being applied metaphorically, and to a national community rather than to either a god or a human individual.

And to say that «Jesus entered into our deprivation from God» is in my view undeniably mythological, unless indeed you are prepared to interpret it.

Hebrew religion was a faith that knew that men and kings descended not from mythological deities but from the inbreathing of God into the dust of the earth (cf Gen. 2:7).

According to this interpretation he is the Son of God in another, very different, and as we should say more mythological sense: a Son who was with God and who was sent into the world, who, as the Nicene Creed says, «came down from heaven and was incarnate... and was made man».

How do you tell a story that fundamentally distinguishes this person — this very particular and personal God — from the mythological deities who are also particular persons, fighting for their own favorites to prevail over all others?

In turning men away from the mythological concepts of the gods to the YHWH who was known through His Word, Israel seized upon the most important phenomenon in the human scene — language — to become the metaphor for faith «The Word became flesh.»

Michael Green and Bryan Fuller are leading the team adapting Gaiman's novel (with the writer himself involved), chronicling the struggle between the gods of old (mythological legends from around the world) and new (reflecting modern society's love for money, technology and celebrity, among other things).

You play as the visage of a god from mythological lore and...

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Adapted by Hannibal's Bryan Fuller and Blade Runner sequel writer Michael Green, the series based Gaiman's book (which has the writer himself as an executive producer), chronicles the struggle between the gods of old (mythological legends from around the world) and new (reflecting modern society's love for money, technology and celebrity, among other things).

Although practically incomprehensible at times, Zu takes a standard mythological story — that of gods who inhabit a mountain fortress - like home and, in the process of defending that home from a benevolent enemy, take in a wayward but stubbornly idealistic mortal — and stuffs it with enough special effects to choke even the most dedicated workhorse of a fan.

✓ The Greek Pantheon ✓ The Trojan War ✓ The Influence Of Greek Drama ✓ Two Greek Mortal Heroes In Mythological Tales This guide succeeds in presenting an overall sketch of the creation of the world and the battles that follow, resulting in Zeus taking his place as the supreme god and ruling the earth from Mount Olympus.

Giving you the name Vulcan is not stating that you are part of the mythological god of the same name, but it does draw inspiration from that source.

The Godheads themselves are all based on real - life mythological Gods, ranging from Irish folklore to Japanese mythology via the Greeks, and the visual representation of each is akin to their representation in their respective worlds.

You play as the visage of a god from mythological lore and...

Created by Hi - Rez Studios (Global Agenda, Tribes: Ascend, Paladins), it stands out mainly for its mythological theme (heroes are Gods or Immortals from the Chinese, Egyptian, Greek, Hindu, Japanese, Mayan, Norse and Roman pantheons) and the third person view; it's already out on PC and Xbox One.

The latest developer diary titled «Behind Mulaka», the second in a three part series (you can watch part 1 here), details some of the rich indigenous culture and mythological beasts that appear in the game including the behemoth vegetation god Ganó, to the mantis - like race of the Seeló, Lienzo has adapted a wide range of creatures and deities for Mulaka, drawn directly from stories the Tarahumara.

Much like in the original Smite game, Smite Tactics will allow players to take on the role of gods from various mythological pantheons such as Greek, Chinese, Norse, and Egyptian.

From the original series of 39 sculptures 13 will be shown depicting some of the mythological gods such as Achilles, Apollo and Aphrodite.

Players build their army from a large roster, just like SMITE, you can choose from a handful of mythological gods.