Sentences with phrase «written scriptural text»

Not exact matches

The truths of Genesis 6 - 8 (and especially 6:7, 13, 17; 7:23) can be understood differently when we grasp the Scriptural and cultural contexts in which these texts were written, what other Old Testament authors had to say about the flood, and also what the Apostle Peter writes about it in his second letter.

Since the Bible is written in androcentric, grammatically masculine language that can function as generic inclusive or as patriarchal exclusive language, feminist interpretation must develop a hermeneutics of critical evaluation for proclamation that is able to assess theologically whether scriptural texts function to inculcate patriarchal values, or whether they must be read against their linguistic «androcentric grain» in order to set free their liberating vision for today and for the future.

I presented on the scriptural evidence regarding homosexuality, of which Dugan wrote: «There is just one catch [to Gagnon's citation of scripture texts from Jesus]: not one of the passages he quotes from actually mentions gay relationships.»

Modern fundamentalists have already made up their minds about the entire Bible, and when you try to explain that some of their favorite Bible - thumping passages have been ripped out of the cultural and Scriptural context in which they were written, the Fundamentalist acts as if you are the stupidest person on the earth for trying to understand a text this way.

In writing about the ministry of Jesus, Luke gave a focal place to scriptural texts highlighting his salvific character.