One of the leading proponents of this alternate way
of reading these passages is one of my favorite Bible scholars: N. T. Wright.
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Just like a detective following the clues that will lead to the perpetrator of the crime, you, my friend, must use the clues hidden in the text
of a reading passage in order to determine the meaning of difficult vocabulary words.
Differentiation is easy because you get three different versions
of the reading passage.
Nancy Wildt, the school's literacy tutor, spends the day handing out worksheets full
of reading passages with blanks in them, having students answer open - ended questions and timing students as they read paragraphs out loud, marking down mistakes.
Here's an example of just one paragraph from one
of the reading passages Wattenberg analyzed, with the words she identified as challenging replaced by a nonsense word, blunk.
Or, you can blend in movement with learning, e.g. hand clapping or finger snapping along with the recitation of multiplication tables or at the end
of a reading passage.
Not exact matches
The study's authors had 161 participants (who were almost exactly split between men and women) first
read a
passage in their normal voices to get baseline measures
of their voices for things like loudness and pitch.
If you
read to the end
of Holder's letter, to the
passage where he says, «Were such an emergency to arise, I would examine the particular facts and circumstances before advising the president on the scope
of his authority,» it becomes clear that, despite invoking Pearl Harbor and 9/11, even he isn't envisioning a response to an attack in process, which would have to happen immediately.
The main reason to
read the 1st edition is for several lost
passages on the behaviour
of UK bonds between 1900 and 2004.
Bible Studies, Priests
reading passages or directing you to specific cherry - picked
passages, Sunday School, Bible School, and so on — these are not the best ways to
read the Bible — these are forms
of indoctrination, not enlightenment.
You're a literalist and stop at the basic
reading of words on a page... you refuse to go deeper into the connotations
of many a scripture because it ruins your basic
reading of the
passage.
I suppose it would be important to
read the entire book
of Galatians so that we can see where Paul is going with the specific
passage you cited.
the one i
read contains
passages that have been responsible for the subjugation and degradation
of women
Because if you ever truly
read the Bible, there are
passages that actually condone slavery, however as a civilized society, most
of us with an endearment to our fellow human being decide that slavery is wrong, regardless or religious endorsement
of any kind.
I'm
reading NFIB v. Sebelius (the Obamacare decision) in preparation for teaching the case to my constitutional law students and came across the following most interesting
passage in in Justice Ginsburg's opinion: «A mandate to purchase a particular product would be unconstitutional if, for example, the edict impermissibly abridged the freedom
of speech, interfered with the free exercise
of religion, or infringed on a liberty interest protected by the Due Process Clause.»
Of course, most of you won't bother to read those passage
Of course, most
of you won't bother to read those passage
of you won't bother to
read those
passages.
To test temptation, half
of the students
read a
passage about God and half
read a
passage unrelated to God.
Here is one
of the
passages Anderson and Granados quoted in Called to Love that made me realize I needed to
read this play.
A great deal
of the pleasure
of reading Obsolete Objects derives from simply coming across such
passages - hundreds
of them.
In «With Her» Milosz speaks
of hearing a
passage from Scripture during Mass at St. Mary Magdalen in Berkeley: «A
reading this Sunday from the Book
of Wisdom / About how God has not made death / And does not rejoice in the annihilation
of the living.»
Read the following
passages for yourself (it helps to get the context
of the scripture surrounding each verse).
Just ask yourself this: Since the Bible is apparently inerrant, how exactly Noah was able to get 2
of every species (7
of some depending on which
passage you
read) on a boat?
As someone born in the early 50s, that
read Lord
of the Rings in my teens, I found that the Dark Tower series took LOTR place as a series I could
read over and over and each time I find some Christian themes but also beautifully written
passages that I simply want to stop and re-
read again.
The CLT practice exam has a
reading passage from St. Augustine, a dense discussion
of a theological subject.
In the Office
of Readings for the day, we find this
passage by Thomas: The Cross exemplifies every virtue Why did the Son
of God have to suffer for us?
In the Office
of Readings for the day, we find this
passage by Thomas:
Don't some say that is often missed on a quick
reading of that
passage?
Please share any favorite
passages of your own (or mention any
passages you think he
reads particularly well) in the comments.
They are rarely used, and most people groan when you get to the genealogies
of Scripture in their Bible
reading, but they are often some
of the
passages in the Bible which help defend it from the frequent attacks that are leveled against the Bible by it's critics.
«I would suggest you
read the Bible in its entirety, not pick and chooses
passages out
of context without relevance, that are suggested
reading from sleazy websites.»
Whether we
read a
passage as a metaphor or literal can greatly change the meaning
of passage.
If you are investing so much
of your time on the Bible, I would suggest you
read the Bible in its entirety, not pick and chooses
passages out
of context without relevance, that are suggested
reading from sleazy websites.
The Cost
of Discipleship If you just
read the
passage in its context.
Luke adds that he was «filled with the power
of the Spirit» when he returned to Galilee, and that when he
read from the scroll
of Isaiah in the synagogue at Nazareth he began with the
passage that said, «The Spirit
of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor» (Luke 4:14 - 18).
What do you think a lot
of Christians «miss» when
reading these
passages?
But a first - century Middle Eastern would not have
read the opening and closing phrases
of the
passage as the main point.
In addition we
read two major christological pronouncements in the
passage: «As long as I am in the world, I am the light
of the world» (v. 5), and «For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind» (v. 39).
Yet this
passage of Scripture, as with all the others, deserves a more nuanced and respectful
reading.
Julie - I was especially encouraged and thought
of you while
reading a particular
passage because it is about the story
of a woman who was assaulted and not believed... and then about the way that it was necessary for there to be a public forum where she could claim and own her experience.
A public
reading of the
passage will reveal which approach the reader takes.
Most
of them have
read only select
passages chosen for them by someone else, who also tells them what to think about it.
Some
of our best biblical scholars have enabled us to
read passages like Luke 21 without having to take them seriously.
The most striking
of the
readings is the
passage from John which describes the experience
of Thomas.
As I
read the
passages of scripture in the lectionary for today, I found myself identifying most with the author
of this psalm.
Part
of studying and rightly dividing the word
of truth includes
reading passages of scripture in their context.
As such, we talk about a Bible
passage that «speaks to us» or about how we «heard God» as we
read a
passage of Scripture.
«I have
read about the
passage we'll be studying in several commentaries, and some
of them see this as I do,» I replied.
One
reads attentively, in order to get the full benefit
of the
passage.