Sentences with phrase «other ancient writings»

In fact, no other ancient writings are as well attested to as the Bible's.

It was agreed in the Samaj that «the Vedas, the Upanishads and other ancient writings were not to be accepted as infallible guides, that reason and conscience were to be the supreme authority and the teachings of the scriptures were to be accepted only insofar as they harmonised with the light within us.»

Not exact matches

Check it against others» ancient writings, scientific facts, etc..

What is your evidence, Theo, that the ancient writings, many of which are of unknown authorship, that, for some, represent alleged «Word of God», represent anything other than opinion / hearsay accounting?

So also with Augustine, the North African whose writings have been more influential than those of any other ancient writer in subsequent Western theology.

The Magisterium is clearly using Tertullian's lucid and succinct style from his Catholic writings to express the ancient orthodoxy of the Apostolic faith on these points without in any way endorsing his other, heretical, views.

As I researched this biblical figure, I learned from the Jewish writings that the ancient Jewish sages declared Melchizedek was none other than Shem, the eldest son of Noah.

There is no magic or specialness to the present sanctified Hebrew anthology than to other anthologies: be it the Qu» ran, The Mahabharata, The Writings of Chuang Tsu, The Panchatantra and many many more ancient pieces of literature.

I hope you enjoy these writings and seek to find other ancient Christian writings this year that will edify your own spiritual life.

I have a high view of Scripture too, but that is NOT the same as claiming that the 66 - book anthology of ancient writings selected and assembled centuries later by men with political agendas («picking and choosing» the scriptures they liked and omitting others BTW) that we moderns call The Protestant Canon is without error.

The failure to appreciate that genre calibration is responsible for much of the tension in the evolution discussion... To observe the similarities between the creation and flood stories and the literature of the ancient Near East, and to insist that all of those other writings are clearly a-historical while Genesis is somehow presenting history — this is not a strong position of faith, but rather a weak one, where Scripture must conform to one's expectations.»

So you discount the Bible and Christ yet believe all other non Christian ancient writings.

On the other hand, there are quotations from the Book of History found in writings that recognizably go back of the time of the destruction of the books, which give support to the belief that the «Ancient Script» is reliable, or that at least it contains genuine early material.

In contrast to most mainstream contemporary political scientists Lebow goes back to the writings of ancient Greeks, among others Thucydides, Socrates, Homer, Plato, Aristotle to draw lessons from their wisdom.

Sax belonged to the Golden Dawn, a real - life mystical society that combined Masonic rituals with ancient Egyptian Rosacrucion mysticism, along with other ancient mystical writings.