Sentences with phrase «mythical beings takes»

A chance meeting between mythical beings takes readers on a dazzling journey through cultures in turn - of - the - century New York.

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To you, this sentiment seems like it is taking on mythical proportions.

It was rather that whether you take the story literally or as a mythical description of what we mean by the Resurrection (namely, that the living presence of the crucified Christ is present with us now), the idea is better forgotten, or rather is better not entertained at all, that the Resurrection is parallel to the raising of Lazarus from the grave in the Fourth Gospel.

Bultmann holds that the mythical eschatology «is untenable for the simple reason that the parousia of Christ never took place as the New Testament expected.

Where's the My Take on that mythical, hypothetical question?

We don't want to take your beliefs away from you, quite the contrary, we don't really care if you believe in the mythical sky god, what we care about is when you want to force your beliefs on everyone else.

The mythical eschatology is untenable for the simple reason that the parousia of Christ never took place as the New Testament expected.

This is so much more real — it brings the Father from a distant, almost mythical / magical being out there to an ever - present Papa who is as close as the next breath we take....

And Paul's view of man's condition (and in its essentials his is the central biblical view) can not be declared false, for all its mythical character, so long as it is the only view of man which takes adequate account of this inescapable reality of human experience: On the one hand, I know that «it is not I who do these things but sin which has possession of me»; but, on the other hand, I know that I am responsible for these acts of sin and that I deserve to die because of them.

These myths must be distinguished from straightforward historical narratives, which, though they appear to be mythical, are to be taken as literal history.

It was rather that, whether you take the empty tomb story literally or as a mythical description of what we mean by the Resurrection (namely that the living presence of the crucified Christ is present with us now), the idea is better forgotten, or rather is better not entertained at all, that the Resurrection is parallel to the raising of Lazarus from the grave in the Fourth Gospel.

It seems that Jewish traditions either need to take their position along other mythical traditions of faith and be treated as equals or stick to their otherness and quit complaining about any discrimination that may come their way.

Luke 9: 28 begins the myth of the transfiguration, details of which were obviously taken from analogous mythical accounts of radiant clothing, clouds and talking to / by god found in the OT / Torah:

The «point beyond history» is also a «mythical» concept (to be taken not literally but nonetheless seriously) which connotes the Christian's faith that the power and goodness of God can be made even more manifest in the hearts and minds of men.

No man or being from the sky is going to come and take away all his followers to some mythical place to live in peace.

Enoch is a mythical character from Israel's prehistoric traditions, and of him the Old Testament simply says, «Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.»

The rum takes its name from the mythical sea beast, which is said to have wreaked havoc with tall ships and rum running vessels throughout history.

The plan the whole time is that, when I reach this mythical finish line, I will «take better care of myself.»

Someone, probably, will say seriously, that it's ONLY the homebirth midwives who are respecting a woman's right to a vaginal breech, twin, or post dates birth at home, and HER right to the lower rate of intervention at home trumps the mythical rights of the baby, and that since it's the sisters in chains that are taking back a woman's right to physiologic birth where SHE wants it that IF there is an increased risk to the baby it's the mother's right to take that risk.

Once the scan is finished, the algorithm untangles the paths of the captured photons and, like the mythical image enhancement technology of television crime shows, the blurry blob takes much sharper form.

In an age in which pedometers are cheaper, more accurate, and more feature - rich than ever, this number has taken on almost mythical proportions — a lofty - sounding goal (in reality, it's approximately five miles, and a reasonably active person can pull it off fairly easily) that separates the active - lifestyle haves from the slothful have - nots.

To answer that question, you have to take a look at the pose's metaphorical meaning — as is nearly always the case when considering Indian mythical lore.

[font = Century Gothic] «Smoke» takes place in 1990 in the mythical land of Brooklyn where Auggie (Harvey Keitel) is the proprietor of a neighborhood cigar store.

These events aren't referred to directly but impoverished, inner - city Oakland provides a very stark contrast to the beauty of the mythical African nation of Wakanda, where most of the action takes place.

Their strong emotional bond soon takes a natural turn toward physical passion, a secret they must hide from those around them in the backwoods rural community... A haunting and mythical tale of first love, DREAM BOY is adapted from Jim Grimsley's heartbreaking novel.

Not only is his hand drawn animation as gorgeously refined and refreshing as ever, but his storytelling incorporates everything from the mythical to the magical, taking us on a truly breathtaking visual and intelligent journey.

«Morlando draws great performances out of his two young leads, Quebec's [Sophie] Nélisse and America's [Josh] Wiggins, who are like fugitives out of a French New Wave film, discovering love while also hatching a plan on the run.They've had to suddenly leave their rural homes, in the mythical U.S. state of Great Lakes (according to car licence plates), because Jonas has grabbed a big bag of cash from Casey's abusive bad - cop dad Wayne -LRB-[Bill] Paxton), after furtively witnessing a criminal betrayal that turns into a bloodbath.The two teens take off, with Casey's dog in tow, but Wayne isn't far behind.

It's hard to watch — and Nolan takes pains to confuse our allegiances in ways that suggest a very British class tension (Borden and ace engineer Cutter (Michael Caine) share a Cockney brogue while Angier, a Yank, is cut from different cloth), a certain nationalism, and, in the figure of Nikolai Tesla (David Bowie) at play mad - scientist - like in a mythical Colorado Springs, a clearly delineated duel between magic and the notion that technology before its time is a kind of witchcraft.

Taron Egerton isn't stealing from the rich to give to the poor in a first look at director's revisionist take on the mythical hero Robin Hood.

Many large battles take place between humans and other mythical creatures, resulting in many deaths and some explicit injuries including decapitations and dismemberment (one creature's arm is sliced off — we see the stump afterward).

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but sources say the film would be a new take on the mythical underwater kingdom.

Much like the Amazons in DC take inspiration from the mythical Greek Amazons, the inspiration for Dora Milaje can be found in the N'Nonmiton or Dahomey Amazons.

The cultural aspects of the (mythical) African country of Wakanda are not only interesting, but the setting itself is breath - taking.

The rumored January Nintendo Direct has taken on a mythical status in recent weeks, including the idea that Nintendo is planning on unveiling 18 new titles for the Switch this month, one of which might be Grand Theft Auto V.

Take a boat ride on the lake, watch the incredible Raveleijn live show based on a mythical story, be amazed by the stunt horse riders, disappearing Princess and 5 headed, fire breathing dragon!

The name generator uses authentic actual and mythical pirate names and takes special care to make sure that the names are culturally diverse and representative.

If you take the mythical route, be clear about how the make - believe elements are linked to real life struggles.

Despite mythical «overlap» here, GM is taking a hugely successful anchor product for GMC and basically gutting it and redefining it.

Urban Fantasy — these take place in our own world, but they involve fantasy themes, such as magic and mythical beings.

The often - cited «estimates» — which have, over the past 15 years, taken on mythical status — were nothing more than back - of - the envelopes guesses.

In 2017, 2.1 million tourists were drawn to Iceland to experience its mythical landscapes and breath - taking scenery.

Let alone are the new creatures terrifying, such as the games take on the mythical siren, the game drives the balancing between difficulty and enjoyment quite well.

Like other would - be explorers, you have been drawn to the settlement by tales of the untold wonders that sleep within the mythical tree, and resolve to take up the challenge issued by the Count of Tharsis to explore its winding innards and uncover its secrets.

Slay mythical beasts, survive the undead, or take the wheel as a professional driver, the choice is yours.

Though horse armor would take on a kind of mythical / meme - ical status, it's worth revisiting.

The inspiration for this new open world was taken from «the tree of life» mythology, Labyrinth of the World Tree image and the Viking «Yggdrasil» mythical tree that connects the nine worlds in Norse cosmology.

The above video (with footage by Mythical Random) shows the route you need to take, which might be useful since you have a time limit.

The game is set in a mythical place of the 19th century that very much resembles the American west, as we know it from Sergio Leone «s westerns, taking some of its most popular characteristics of outlaw gangs, saloons, cunning, sarcasm, irony, etc..

Match of champions is the usual free - for - all deathmatch where four to eight players can take each other on, using whatever mythical power - ups and traps are available.

The latter features an additional mini-adventure — the player is taken here to an exotic island, in order to find the mythical Pegasus.