Sentences with phrase «understand ancient life»

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I can understand how from your vantage point basing an entire life on an ancient manuscript seems asinine!

Even though the scripture uses some aspects of ancient mil life to help us understand spiritual truths, the mil life and church life are not a perfect analogy or paradigm by which to judge the other.

The Deuteronomic commandment, in other words, is God's inspired revelation to his people - it is trustworthy and authoritative - but it must be understood both in terms of the historical realities of life in ancient Israel (the people's sin) and in terms of God's wider revelation in the whole of Scripture.

In this book he argued that religion created a conscience which is quick to understand social need, that religious philanthropy gives charitably but without raising ultimate questions about the causes of social maladjustment, that religion «unifies individuals, stabilizes societies, creates social imagination and sanctifies social life; but it also perpetuates ancient evils, increases social inertia, creates illusions and preserves superstitions.

Looking at the process of agriculture as an ecological activity of divine providence stems from our understanding that farming was an integral part of the ancient life.

Which is appropriate, after all, since most of the ancient thinkers who have inspired her work certainly understood that our quest for eudaimonia is profoundly dependent upon the social order in which we live and think.

As a supplement to the reading of the stories of the life of the Buddha, and an aid to understanding the role of the Buddha in Buddhism, Anil De Silva - Vigier's The Life of the Buddha Retold from Ancient Sources serves a unique function for it tells the life of the Buddha with illustrations of Buddhist life of the Buddha, and an aid to understanding the role of the Buddha in Buddhism, Anil De Silva - Vigier's The Life of the Buddha Retold from Ancient Sources serves a unique function for it tells the life of the Buddha with illustrations of Buddhist Life of the Buddha Retold from Ancient Sources serves a unique function for it tells the life of the Buddha with illustrations of Buddhist life of the Buddha with illustrations of Buddhist art.

If you can then accept that what follows is a parable given to Moses by God, it would seem to me that it would be reasonable that it is a very simple story that a man who lived in ancient times could understand and accept.

From the ancient Hippocratic Oath to modern codes like the AMA Principles of Medical Ethics, physicians have understood that the doctor — patient relationship must be founded on trust, which is the reason that physicians publicly promise to use their knowledge and skills only for purposes of healing, and never for taking life.

To understand ancient preindustrial village life, one must study contemporary preindustrial villages.

I think there is, and that it is being found in the return to a more corporate understanding of the place of the Christian priesthood in the Church, in which we will both go back of the Middle Ages to the days of the early Christian community and forward into the future with new expressions of ancient life, bringing out of God's treasure things new and old.

Understanding the spatial distribution of chemical features preserved in ancient rocks is key to determining whether or not they were formed by life.

Schweitzer believes understanding preservation at a molecular level could help paleontologists find traces of ancient life on Earth, as well as on planets like Mars.

The work, led by geochemist Ken Farley of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), could not only help in understanding the geologic history of Mars but also aid in the search for evidence of ancient life on the planet.

If we simplify, the scientists did for these proteins what the scientists in Jurassic Park did for dinosaurs: bring ancient forms back to life, so that they can be studied to better understand how complexity in species comes about.

That will help researchers better understand the vanished world in which these ancient creatures lived.

If we can analyze ancient climates, atmospheric compositions and the interplay among the crust, atmosphere, life and climate in the geologic past, we can take some first steps at understanding what is happening today and likely to happen tomorrow.»

To better understand its origin and life history, scientists examined the skeleton, organs, and ancient DNA using a myriad of techniques: anthropological investigation, a complete body CT scan, isotope analysis, tissue histology, molecular identification of ancient parasitic DNA, and forensic injury reconstruction.

Our yoga team of teachers translates the ancient practice of yoga into a language that is easy to understand and apply to daily life.

During an initial consultation, a practitioner of this ancient system will assess your life as a whole, including mind, body and emotions, so as to understand which patterns are creating harmony (which in turn creates an environment for optimum health) and which patterns are creating disharmony (disease).

I don't really understand the metaphor anyway, although it makes for a stunning visual climax when the boy, exhausted from all the psychodrama, trudges into New York's Museum of Natural History and contemplates the ancient origins of life.

However, the significance of Han's ceramic sarcophagus is understood by General Yang (Anthony Wong Chau - Sang), a paramilitary leader who is convinced the O'Connell's diamond, known as the Eye of Shangri - La, will bring the ancient warrior back to life.

The underlying concepts are present in many profound literatures, both modern and ancient, but no descriptions of actual conversations with the Ri - iha - mo that reveal profound revelations about our Universe, our planet, and our true nature, revelations that can greatly assist in understanding our world, its history, and our role and power in creating precisely the life we desire.

Suggested reading prompt for students: «You realize that if you are going to really understand life in ancient China, you should get a job.»

While that does not directly address the feeding of raw meat diets it is hard for me to understand why pet foods are knocked by some people who favor the diets that were prevalent when dogs lived closer to ten or twelve years and a fourteen year - old cat was thought to be ancient.

There's no better way to truly understand how the Highland clans lived in the past centuries than to literally follow in their footsteps, so put yourself in their shoes when you walk through the ancient landscape.

Wonders of the Mayan World Tour: Great opportunity to understand more about the lives of the Mayas and to have a better look at this ancient society.

He understood touch, understood paint, and understood that these are tools to access the ancient and the present, the living and the dead.

For thousands of years the people of the area managed to live in harmony with these ancient trees, understanding the importance of their unique forest ecosystem.

This work has also been a benchmark for understanding Mars» past and present climate, and is essential in determining whether or not life was possible on ancient Mars.

While we have a good understanding of how modern Amazonian peoples live and use the rainforest, evidence of how ancient Amazon tribes impacted the forests has been scarce.

For instance, she understands that the living room is called the drawing room; knows the words for jeera (cumin), haldi (turmeric) and atta (flour); can talk about cricket; fetch music from Bollywood films; tell stories from the ancient Panchatantra children's fables; and more, the report also noted.