Sentences with phrase «of ancient literature»

One of the puzzles for scholars of ancient literature is determining what the authors actually wrote.

This concentration of verbs is found in no other genre of ancient literature.

You only have instances of correct names and places within the bible, something that can be found in other examples of ancient literature.

This has been a time, finally, when the literary analysis of ancient literature has become a very significant force within the field, insisting that documents do not exist only to provide historical information, but are to be appropriated as complex works of art as well as witnesses to and interpretations of religious experiences and convictions.

There is no other work of ancient literature that can be verified by other corroborative evidence as the Bible.

There is no body of ancient literature in the world which enjoys such a wealth of good textual attestation as the New Testament.

One of the dangers of writing as I do is that much of my theology is not based on personal experience, but solely on my best attempt to understand Scripture in light of ancient literature, language, and culture.

For lovers of ancient literature, it doesn't come close to supplanting the baser pleasures of the original text, but from a modern standpoint, it does make for an interesting contrast in narrative elements to show how times have changed in terms of what audiences find appealing.

Yooz, the way you just used the word «myth» shows you can't be a very good scholar of ancient literature or religion, if you are one at all.

no records) Jesus is a mythical figure in the tradition of pagan mythology and almost nothing in all of ancient literature would lead one to believe otherwise.

Jesus is a mythical figure in the tradition of pagan mythology and almost nothing in all of ancient literature would lead one to believe otherwise.