Sentences with phrase «of mythological elements»

The conflict at the film's center is a familiar standoff between good and evil (or «love and war»), and the romantic aspects occasionally become quite saccharine, but the fusion of mythological elements, period settings, comedy, and standard superhero action makes for an entertaining experience that's more than the sum of its parts.

These echo the essence of mythological elements such as the star, bird and semiotic signs.

But in Chapter 8 it was suggested that the abandonment of the mythological elements did not necessarily mean the end of «myth».

This problem of the interpretation of the mythological elements in the New Testament is not in itself a new one.

And again, through the work of other scholars like Bultmann and Buri, with their frank recognition of the mythological element in the biblical story, we have come to see that the affirmations of Scripture have their abiding significance, not in spite of, but precisely because of their being stated in language which can only be described as highly metaphorical.

Not exact matches

Rudolph Bultmann, New Testament and Mythology; The Mythological Element in the New Testament and the Problem of Its Re-interpretation.

Bonhoeffer believed the «historicity» of the Resurrection was in «the realm of ambiguity,» and that it was one of the «mythological» elements of Christianity that «must be interpreted in such a way as not to make religion a pre-condition of faith.»

While there is some element of truth in this, it is only so because Israel herself necessarily reflected in her earliest period the traits of the mythological origins from which she emerged.

In such instances it would be wrong to set aside the mythological element because of its supposed incompatibility with modern thought.

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.

There are also mythological elements in the story of Jesus.

If he is prepared to take seriously the question of God, he ought not to be burdened with the mythological element in Christianity.

In fact, it is only by such an interpretation that the real meaning of the New Testament can be disclosed and made accessible for those who would otherwise find its mythological elements a stumbling block.

Rather, the mythological elements represent a permanent aspect of human thinking.

(g) The mythological element in the kerygma is not, we have shown, the importation into the New Testament of ideas from non-Biblical religions, ideas which could be eliminated or superseded by interpreting the underlying understanding of human life.

By «mythological» I refer to the suprahistorical elements in the story which came into being within the Christian community as the only possible way to express this transcendent and redemptive meaning of the event.

The Christian confession involves all three elements, and we properly understand the meaning of the term «mythological» in this connection only if the truth and importance of the other terms are recognized.

They have been largely stripped of their original mythological elements, and have become rather like parables.

The IUPAC limits choices for elements names to mythological characters, minerals, places, properties of the element, or scientists — ruling out public calls to name an element after heavy - metal band Motörhead frontman Lemmy, who died earlier this year.

Keeping with tradition, newly discovered elements can be named after: (a) a mythological concept or character (including an astronomical object), (b) a mineral or similar substance, (c) a place, or geographical region, (d) a property of the element, or (e) a scientist.

Excellent and original visuals, well - implemented metroidvania elements, interesting mythological concept story, fast paced, varied battle and intriguing boss fights form the main assets of APOTHEON.

«There's quite a bit for readers to enjoy in this series opener, including an openly bisexual protagonist, the diversity of characters and mythological source material Hocking draws on, and the intriguing blend of fantasy and science fiction elements.

Anachronistically frozen in space, his mythological taxidermy hybrids insinuate elements of surrealism, drawing from an ancient register that collides with futuristic settings.

His pictographic signals — or creatures — connect the ancient circular elements and geometric shapes, the Mediterranean vocabulary of mythological motifs and... Read more

Laura Kimpton's expressive and evocative sculptures embrace mythological influence, just as her use of fire as a key artistic element embraces the supernatural.

• Biography • Biographical Sources • Training Under Agostino Tassi • Landscape Painting • Patrons • First Period: Seascapes, Landscapes • Second Period: Greater Emphasis on Mythological Elements • Later Years • Style of Painting • Drawings • Legacy • Paintings by Claude Lorrain

Always in Stamos, there are these kind of primordial landscape elements that also refer to his Greek heritage in this kind of mythological heroical way.

Bruce Porter (selected by Frank Stella), who uses vivid color, jagged angles and graffiti - influenced elements to invoke the clashes of Greek gods and other mythological epics.

His artwork investigates our inherent human wonderment of the unknown and the methods, mythological or otherwise, for how we give structure to unknown elements of our observed, unobserved, and unobservable world.