Sentences with phrase «most learned scholars»

At this point the two frustrated proposals — for a university and for a seminary, both at an advanced level were merged and sponsored by an articulate group that included several of the church's eight bishops and some of its most learned scholars.

Not exact matches

What you claim is as silly as saying «when only a few learned scholars figured out the earth went around the sun, that was wrong because MOST people believed the sun went around the earth and claimed to see that motion every day.»

He even waited until the death of his mentor, the biblical scholar William Robertson Smith, to introduce into his most famous work, The Golden Bough, a new section that subtly damned the Bible with faint praise, even though Frazer had never learned the languages that would have enabled him to read the Bible in the original.

I consider Woods not only a very learned scholar but also the most important and wise departmental chairman I have known, and I've known many, and not thought poorly of any while they held that office.

Most scholars will be startled to learn that the «scrolls contain definite references to the New Testament and, more importantly, to Jesus of Nazareth»; that fragments of New Testament books were found in the Dead Sea caves; that one scroll mentions the crucifixion of Jesus; and that some Jews at Qumran accepted Jesus as the Messiah.

Speaking at Cairo's Al Azhar University, the most important center of Islamic learning in the Sunni world, Sisi admonished the assembled scholars to revisit Islamic law, or fiqh, in order to calm the fears of the non-Muslim world.

Of course, any Bible scholar will tell you that doesn't mean there's not a lot to learn from arguably the most grim book of the Bible.

This is part of an ongoing series where I briefly interview a theologian, pastor, author, or Bible scholar that I highly respect, and ask them to tell us a bit about themselves, their most current teaching project, and the one most important truth (the hack) they wish every Christian could learn.

Learned, truly learned biblical scholars, will say that MOST Christians have no more than a first graders understanding of the bible and the reLearned, truly learned biblical scholars, will say that MOST Christians have no more than a first graders understanding of the bible and the relearned biblical scholars, will say that MOST Christians have no more than a first graders understanding of the bible and the religion.

The most persuasive evidence is that scholars only recently learned of the deities depicted in the codex.

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I decided I wanted to learn more about higher education, and was fortunate to work with Professor Alexander Astin, arguably one of the most noted scholars who has ever studied higher education.

The Common Core standards being adopted in the District, Maryland and most other states grew in part from the work of E.D. Hirsch Jr., a University of Virginia scholar who persuaded many advocates like Petrilli that children often don't learn to read very well because they have not been taught enough facts about their world to understand what they are reading.

By tying instruction to each scholar's most effective learning style, E.A. Young Academy individualizes each learning experience.

While this study provides evidence for more widespread use of learning mindset programs in schools, new research by members of the Mindset Scholars Network is examining how these programs interact with diverse contexts to understand for whom and under what conditions they are most effective.

The data also hints that summer learning opportunities may have the greatest impact on scholars who stand to benefit the most: those who are struggling academically and who need more time - on - task the most.

On that October afternoon at the Teacher Scholar Leader Network session Mills Teacher Scholars researchers and facilitators were learning from the teacher leaders about what tools and experiences were most helpful in supporting their colleagues use of data to improve instruction.

Most scholars who have studied these issues such as Richard Ingersoll of the University of Pennsylvania and Linda Darling Hammond of the Learning Policy Institute, conclude that the shortages result from teacher attrition more than the underproduction of teachers, and that attrition is a consequence of low teacher compensation and benefits, poor induction and working conditions, as well the general blaming and shaming of teachers for the problems of society and the accountability systems that have been developed reflecting this view.

«Where there is a bolder brow, a brighter eye, there is one like him; where a voice sings most clearly, there is one; where a line is drawn most cleverly to make a picture clear, a carving strong, there is one; where a statesman stands most honorable, a judge most just, there is one; where a scholar is most learned, there is one; where a woman is both beautiful and wise, there is one.

In it you maintain that the earth moves; that the sun occupies the lowest, and thus the central, place in the universe... Therefore with the utmost earnestness I entreat you, most learned sir, unless I inconvenience you, to communicate this discovery of yours to scholars, and at the earliest possible moment to send me your writings on the sphere of the universe together with the tables and whatever else you have that is relevant to this subject...»

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