It is forbidden in Jewish law to
study the texts of other religions or even to mention the deities of other faiths (Shimon Agasi's Yesodei HaTorah 5:5 for one example).
In the study, astroarcheologist Mathieu Ossendrijver
studied the texts of Babylonian tablets from 350 - 50 BCE.
Not exact matches
Studies show that checking
texts and emails for even a minute or two at a time can add up to huge chunks
of time every day.
Research about how interruptions from technology affect people's well - being is beginning to emerge: One
study of college students found a link between excessive
texting and diminished well - being.
In one example, SAS
studied transactions
of customers and
text transcripts from call centres
of a financial services provider, then looked at what individuals said about the firm through social media.
First, to determine if this effect was in fact true, the researchers conducted a series
of lab experiments in which they asked
study subjects to talk about products both face to face and through
text messaging.
If you look closely at the results
of the
study, images get the lowest organic impressions, links and
text - only status updates perform better and video is the highest impression generator
of all.
Tan's book is both a case
study for a western audience
of the emerging Chinese approach to innovation and a
text on innovation generally — still a concept poorly understood in concrete terms.
The median ad post
text is only 14 words long, while the link description is around 18 words, according to one
study of 37,000 + Facebook ads.
One 2011
study in the Journal
of Consumer Research (full
text, PDF) concluded that, even though the researchers started the
study with the assertion that mess was an averse condition that would lead to lower efficiency, their experimentation actually showed that in some people, some clutter actually made them more efficient, helped them make decisions, and made them feel more creative.
The Mormon then takes the crap pieces from the toilet and
studies them in a special baseball cap made
of yak pubes, and quotes the
text from the crap pieces to another who writes them down on legal note pads.
The ones in english are
of course translations that have varying problems
of translation, all
of which are clearly understood at this point (as the bible is the most
studied text on the face
of the earth, by orders
of magnitude).
Partisans
of the new scientism are fond
of recounting the «Sokal hoax» — physicist Alan Sokal submitted a paper heavy on jargon but full
of false and meaningless statements to the postmodern cultural
studies journal Social
Text, which accepted and published it without quibble — but are unlikely to mention a similar experiment conducted on reviewers
of the prestigious British Medical Journal.
I also endorse the most immediately doable reform effort
of all, which is for adults to themselves form and promote book - groups dedicated to the
study of such
texts.
BTW I have a PHD in Koine Greek, one
of the requirements for that degree is
studying the
texts, I have actually seen every
text available
This post is not exactly a word
study of those words, but a general theological clarification for how to deal with some
of these tough
texts in the Bible that deal with the topic
of punishment.
As a scholar
of the biblical languages, Peterson was frustrated that his parishioners in Maryland couldn't see how revolutionary the
text was, during their Bible
study classes.
The trick to
studying well is to steer clear
of liberal theologians who care little for truth, and would rather render the
text in as «politically correct» a manner as possible.
David Johnston, author
of Earth, Empire and Sacred
Text, Christine Schirrmacher, a scholar with the Institute
of Islamic
Studies of the Evangelical Alliance in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and Joseph Cumming, director
of the reconciliation program at Yale Divinity School, discuss whether Christians should support laws that ban Muslim women from wearing the face veil in public.
The atheist chaplaincy is just a maudlin imitation
of Christian life: weekly meetings,
text studies, tithes, and even rallies (revivals?)
Preachers and teachers particularly, but thoughtful Christians more generally, have long lamented the slide
of biblical scholarship into hyperspecialized
studies of ancient
texts in remote contexts.
This, combined with our approach
of studying the Great Masters rather than secondary
texts and doing this in seminar - style groups
of maximum 15 students, makes the education and formation we offer truly life - changing.»
God is Redeeming Scripture Bible & Theology Topics: Bible
Study, Bible translations, exegesis, Greek, Hebrew, Majority
Text, NIV, Theology
of the Bible
It had the
text of Scripture, which was a loose translation (almost a paraphrase) from the Hebrew into Aramaic, and just like our
study Bibles, it had explanatory notes that went along with the
text.
In theological
studies, however, I frequently encounter people who read a
text of Scripture that seems difficult to them and their preconceived ideas
of what should be in the Bible, and when they read these troublesome
texts, they jump straight to the conclusion that best fits their current theological system.
These same essays do go on to offer conscious conceptual accounts
of some
of the possibilities presented by the
texts they
study, construing the
texts as expressions
of «propositions.»
The second sort
of argument, designed to show that certain process doctrines are compatible with certain Biblical
texts, was warranted by interpretations
of certain Biblical
texts that were hacked by exegetical
studies.
These
texts were
studied in the conviction that doing so would lead to deeper knowledge
of the divine.
emphasize literary - critical
studies of scripture and other
texts, but still as a practice
of paideia.
But as I've already stated, a knowledge
of ancient Middle Eastern culture plus a
study of the Hebrew
text itself does not support that interpretation.
(2) Boomershine sees historical criticism as the biblical method
of this era, where the truth
of the
text is achieved by personal
study of the
text in silence on your own.
• that the process
of developing a sermon extends over enough time to allow for careful
study of the
text (s), theological reflection beyond the
text (s), and direct influence from the life
of the world and from the life
of the congregation.
In the end, the author believes that the Enlightenment thinkers developed a «theological» model, even though he completes this exhaustive
study by citing a grim
text from one
of Nietzsche's «Letters» that sounds anything but theological: ««The family will be slowly ground into a random collection
of individuals,» haphazardly bound together «in the common pursuit
of selfish ends.
Among the factors that make that «context,»
of course, are those
texts and practices whose
study is believed to lead to understanding
of God, that is, scripture and the practice
of the way
of the Christian life, including but not limited to worship
of God.
During that time, we
studied the story
of Joseph as it appears in both
of our traditions — in holy
text (Torah and Qur «an) and in commentary (midrash and tafsir)-- and also learned a lot about each other.
I know that you will likely disagree with my interpretation
of those
texts, but you should at least know that I have not ignored them, and have done my due diligence in
studying the
text.
There's a kind
of sharing and intellectual / spiritual intimacy which is only possible after a few days
of dining together, learning together,
studying our sacred
texts together.
We began talking about the close
study of word patterns and structures and ended up reflecting on the authoritative function
of biblical
texts.
I picked up mark l. Strauss, four portraits one jesus
text book as a compliment to my
study of the harmony
of the gospels and was introduced in the 2nd chapter to historical criticism.
First, I did some quick
study of the Greek in the
text, and decided that the various translations are fine.
Then, once you have a basic idea simply from reading through and praying over the
text, if you want, you can start consulting some
of Bible
study guides which are available.
For the New Critics the literary
text was considered an autonomous work
of art, to be
studied independently
of its authors intentions and
of the sociopolitical currents
of the time in which it was produced.
However, I am learning that as important as Greek and Hebrew textual
study is, we must not think that the critical
study of the
text is going to solve all our exegetical and theological dilemmas.
only in the last 15 years have we obtained the databases
of information to consider certain facts
of the
text literarily — in this case, the
study of the use
of names.
Those who have had basic courses in the biblical languages and are willing to devote 20 minutes a day to such language
study should gain enough language ability to base their sermon
text study on the original
text, and they should have enough linguistic skill to use the best
of the great philological commentaries, which often cite words from the original languages.
After the flood, we will begin to work our way through some
of the violent
texts in Scripture, until we eventually arrive at the Book
of Revelation, and then conclude with a
study on Hell.
The remainder
of the book (chapters 4 — 7) provide a detailed explanation
of how to
study and teach the
texts of the General Epistles, beginning with interpreting them from the Greek and moving on into exegetical outlines and homiletical exposition.
The following
study of Galatians 1:8 - 9 is drawn from my Gospel Dictionary Online Course, which defines 52 key words
of the Gospel, and considers hundreds
of texts from the Bible related to these key terms.
Giving further impetus to literary
study of the Bible was the work
of several scholars
of English and comparative literature, who extended their expertise in the analysis
of literature to biblical
texts.
Kregel Publications recently sent me a review copy
of Philip Wesley Comfort's new
study resource, A Commentary on the Manuscripts and
Text of the New Testament (Get it on Amazon or at CBD.