Sentences with phrase «reading ancient texts»

So as I am writing this book and reading these ancient texts, I'm like «Wow, this was exactly why I was hired to write this book».

Yep, that «believer» part and «leading of the Spirit» are two I don't use — they make a big difference when it comes to reading ancient texts.

reading an ancient text of dubious origin does not const - itute proof.

Until recently, she directed the SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) Institute in Mountain View, Calif. «We read these ancient texts, and the ancient Greeks, the Romans, the Chinese — they were all wondering how we humans fit into the universe.»

Another problem is Westerners tend to embrace the philosophical aspects of Daoism (primarily by reading the ancient text called the «Tao Te Ching» or popular works like «The Tao of Pooh») while rejecting the religious aspects that mark the lives of millions of folks in Asia.

Not exact matches

Read the stories of the ancient Indian texts Mahabharata and Ramayana about vimanas.

What is less clear to me is why complementarians like Keller insist that that 1 Timothy 2:12 is a part of biblical womanhood, but Acts 2 is not; why the presence of twelve male disciples implies restrictions on female leadership, but the presence of the apostle Junia is inconsequential; why the Greco - Roman household codes represent God's ideal familial structure for husbands and wives, but not for slaves and masters; why the apostle Paul's instructions to Timothy about Ephesian women teaching in the church are universally applicable, but his instructions to Corinthian women regarding head coverings are culturally conditioned (even though Paul uses the same line of argumentation — appealing the creation narrative — to support both); why the poetry of Proverbs 31 is often applied prescriptively and other poetry is not; why Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob represent the supremecy of male leadership while Deborah and Huldah and Miriam are mere exceptions to the rule; why «wives submit to your husbands» carries more weight than «submit one to another»; why the laws of the Old Testament are treated as irrelevant in one moment, but important enough to display in public courthouses and schools the next; why a feminist reading of the text represents a capitulation to culture but a reading that turns an ancient Near Eastern text into an apologetic for the post-Industrial Revolution nuclear family is not; why the curse of Genesis 3 has the final word on gender relationships rather than the new creation that began at the resurrection.

In the Revised Standard Version (1946) this passage is set apart in small italic type, and the marginal note reads: «Other ancient authorities add 7:53 - 8:11 either here or at the end of this gospel or after Luke 21:38, with variations of the text.»

For, recognizing that «there is a difference between translating what the text means and translating what it says,» he emphatically elects the latter, thus reconnecting the genre of modern Bible translation with the ancient practice of reading aloud and, as a result, conveying much of the texture of the Hebrew in ways that other translations can not.

The reading pleasure that results from this conversation — different for different readers — is not merely the simple pleasure of hearing a good story, but the complex pleasures of strong feelings — sometimes violent disagreement, sometimes frustration and sometimes a euphoric recognition, produced by Augustine's text, of the «beauty so ancient and so new,» to which Augustine points through the beauty of his prose.

I enjoy reading all kinds of ancient texts... as you find out when doing this, reading about other religions and their texts of faith... you find that there are alot of common denominators..

If you read some of the ancient sermon texts, even from the very beginning of institutional Christianity in the fourth century, you can often read between the lines of these sermons and see that the Bishops and Priests had such people in their congregations, and were cajoling them and guilting them back into conformity, and even sometimes persecuting them for «abandoning Jesus and the church.»

These examples show that, just as the creation account of Genesis 1 should be read in light of other Ancient Near Eastern creation texts, so the New Testament writers should be read in light of Second Temple texts.

we need to be wary of reading our modern individualism into an ancient text that emphasises much more the corporate, communitarian (solidarity) dimension than the individual and his Genevan human rights.

In the ancient world they were taught separately, so it was not uncommon for one to be able to read (at least enough to get by, or those in holy texts) but not write.

People who come here are experts in their field, they want to know that if you're telling me something about an ancient text that you're an expert in that, or that you're reading what I'm reading.

One who is armed with historical knowledge may silently slip into the role of a superior modern man who condescendingly reads ancient religious texts.

For Bell, there was something about standing up in front of a group of people and reading «an ancient text and then unleashing it in the space» that changed him.

if were only going to use the KJV why stop at greek, or latin why not only read the original texts which were written in Coptic the simple fact is not a single one of us, including our highest religious leaders, other then about 30 ancient language specialist in the world have ever read an original scripture.

Like the ancient religious texts you read, you are simply making things up.

This way of reading the text allows God to look more like Jesus Christ and less like the gods of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia (and even most gods of our own day) who hurl fire, lighting, drought, and flood upon those who displease them.

I prefer the divine council view, both from reading the text and the commonality of that motif in ancient near eastern literature.

There are already plenty of ancient texts out there read by early christians that contradict modern Christian dogma

You have evidently only listened to people talk about ancient texts and not read any for yourself.

Then does this mean I have to read the Egyptianâ $ ™ s sourcesâ $ ¦ the Ancient Druid texts or whatever?

I read ancient and modern texts on yoga, explored yoga postures, fasted, did visualization, performed physical purifications, and much more.

So angry was she that she burst into flames (or threw herself into a fire, depending on which ancient text you read) and died.

His ambitious novels are thick reads, studded with references to arcane technical texts, politics, ancient in - jokes and secret historical episodes.

Ancient Greek Myths Guided Reading Scripts and quizzes 5 Plays with 6 Speakers each Sample texts Play 1 Odysseus and the Cyclops Speakers: Poseidon, Polyphemus, Cyclops 2, Odysseus, Greek Warriors 1 & 2.

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Drawing on everything from ancient Egyptian medical texts to cutting - edge medical science, the book takes readers on an adventure packed with weird and wonderful facts about their own defense mechanisms, making this both informative and great fun to read.

Each book below assumes that readers have limited knowledge of ancient China and provides an easy - to - read text about a very complicated and extensive subject in short but comprehensive descriptions of ancient Chinese culture, paired with detailed illustrations and helpful appendixes.

Parsing obscure signs and hidden texts, reading codes worked into the fabric of medieval monastic traditions — and evading the unknown adversaries who will go to any lengths to conceal and protect Vlad's ancient powers — one woman comes ever closer to the secret of her own past and a confrontation with the very definition of evil.

Ofili's paintings offer a unique interpretation of both the original text and its painted interpretations, opening up the ancient myths to new, contemporary readings.

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New York About Blog The Ancient Philosophy Society was established to provide a forum for diverse scholarship on ancient Greek and Roman texts.It is the intention that, within the larger aim of assessing the meaning and significance of ancient texts, the Ancient Philosophy Society serve as the site of critical engagement and that it encourage creative and rigorous independent reAncient Philosophy Society was established to provide a forum for diverse scholarship on ancient Greek and Roman texts.It is the intention that, within the larger aim of assessing the meaning and significance of ancient texts, the Ancient Philosophy Society serve as the site of critical engagement and that it encourage creative and rigorous independent reancient Greek and Roman texts.It is the intention that, within the larger aim of assessing the meaning and significance of ancient texts, the Ancient Philosophy Society serve as the site of critical engagement and that it encourage creative and rigorous independent reancient texts, the Ancient Philosophy Society serve as the site of critical engagement and that it encourage creative and rigorous independent reAncient Philosophy Society serve as the site of critical engagement and that it encourage creative and rigorous independent readings.