| 单词 | Testament |
| 例句 | “Or when a preacher starts shoutin’ ’bout the Testament at church. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I read the New Testament, once quickly, then a second time more slowly, pausing to make notes, to cross-reference, and even to write short essays on doctrines like faith and sacrifice. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He discredited both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, the very book that had been so much a part of his belief system. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Adam said, “Do you mean these Chinese men believe the Old Testament?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Kiowa always took along his New Testament and a pair of moccasins for silence. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They claim those books to be the work of fear-mongers who tagged them on to the Old Testament just to scare people. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As they say in the Old Testament, there was much consternation and gnashing of teeth. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He worked with the fever of someone who feared not only hunger but an Old Testament God who, at any moment, might punish him like Job. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z What I understood, my philosophy, was based on the New Testament. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I worked through the Old Testament next, then I read Dad’s books, which were mostly compilations of the speeches, letters and journals of the early Mormon prophets. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “It is so full of love to them & devotion & every beautiful feeling. It is the part of the New Testament I love best.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Reading the Old Testament and hoping it brought you something to eat, that’s what you did. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He liked the smell of the New Testament under his cheek, the leather and ink and paper and glue, whatever the chemicals were. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then on through Psalms and Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, all the way up to the New Testament. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In fifth grade, when I told a teacher that I intended to read the New Testament over the summer, I did not get the praise I expected. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He slapped open a copy of the Old Testament. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z But unlike the early Christians, who had freed themselves to interpret parts of the Old Testament as metaphor, Maimonides was unwilling to Hellenize his religion completely. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He memorized them too, especially the ones that dealt with the prophets in the Old Testament. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “The last one. Old Testament. Second Maccabees 13:4: ‘But the King of Kings aroused the anger of Antiochus against the rascal.’” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have to memorize ten Bible verses plus the books of the Old and New Testaments. And it’s a park.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Late the next afternoon, when Nat had a few minutes of free time in the chandlery, he opened the New Testament in French. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “The closing statement of the Old Testament: ‘So this will be the end.’” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Hence it may have been Africa that gave birth to the languages spoken by the authors of the Old and New Testaments and the Koran, the moral pillars of Western civilization. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Eventually you get to Paul writing letters to the Ephesians and it loses the plot, but the Old Testament and the Gospels? Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z There were Christians among us, like Kiowa, who believed in the New Testament stories of life after death. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The Catholic Church has survived for centuries, not by passing on a ‘celibacy gene’ from one pope to the next, but by passing on the stories of the New Testament and of Catholic canon law. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z To give me a new project as well, Father asked Mr. Kleiman for a children’s Bible so I could finally learn something about the New Testament. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “This is the Old and New Testament, and-” “Don't start that again!” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z His code was simple New Testament ethic, its rewards were the respect and devotion of all who knew him. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The first volume dealt with the interval from the Creation to the Flood, a period he took to be 432,000 years or about a hundred times longer than the Old Testament chronology. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1823 when the Old Testament appeared with the verse “And Rebekah arose with her camels”—instead of damsels—it was known as the Camel’s Bible. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The Old Testament comes down to us mainly from the Greek translations made in the Alexandrian Library. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “And even then, dear boy,” said he, pulling a greasy little clasped black Testament out of his pocket, “we’ll have him on his oath.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “I must have gotten that one fifty times. It’s the final ‘The Verse’ in the Old Testament, I’m trying to tell you. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad came upstairs every evening and settled himself into a sofa in the Chapel, where he would cough and watch TV or read the Old Testament. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Her right hand, the one that turned the tissue-thin pages of the Old Testament, or held an Old Gold cigarette to her lips, was straight and steady. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet he came closer, he believed, to the Old Testament account of creation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He concluded that at least part of the trouble was slipshod storytelling in the New Testament. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z When we get to the Testaments, though, Freak shuts right up. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Her theology was a curious mixture of Irish fairies and an Old Testament Jehovah whom in her later life she confused with her father. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We called it “synagogue,” and we modeled it on the Jews of the Old Testament. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The most respected authority of all, the Christian God in the Bible, sanctioned slavery in several passages from the Old Testament. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I got to know the Old and New Testaments very well, and I learned a lot of Christian values from the missionaries at that school. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z There were sheets of paper between the Old and New Testaments. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Growing up I suffered no shortage of my mother’s old school, Old Testament discipline. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They used to call it the New Tenements, but now everybody mostly calls it the New Testaments, which Gram told me has nothing to do with the Bible. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z "The lady won't have much money if she lives in the Testaments," I say. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Jews, as such, until I got to high school, were all incarcerated in the Old Testament, and their names were Abraham, Moses, Daniel, Ezekiel, and Job, and Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Kiowa, a devout Baptist, carried an illustrated New Testament that had been presented to him by his father, who taught Sunday school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave me a New Testament that he had carried when he was in the Navy, and a money belt. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z We're coming up on the Testaments and they look almost pretty with the new snow coating the roofs and making the yards clean and white and soft. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z ‘Mostly from the Old Testament. I been wondering about that for a long time.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z To help their own chances, Lefty put away his French phrase book and began memorizing four lines of the King James New Testament. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He wanted to say more, just to lighten up his sleep, but instead he opened his New Testament and arranged it beneath his head as a pillow. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Every evening after supper Tateh would sit me and Sam down and make us study the Old Testament. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Something about the way he says it, or maybe it's all that nervous stuff left over from the New Testaments. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z He also began to disbelieve the Old Testament idea of a wrathful God, a revengeful tyrant. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, Big Ma threw her Bible at him because he rang our doorbell the third time that week while she was studying the Old Testament. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Inside were a pair of moccasins and an illustrated New Testament. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Read said, “A good idea! A grammar, a New Testament, and a dictionary, eh? I can let you have those in French.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Turner had no notion of what to say to an Old Testament prophet. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z A few days later Nat was ready to start learning Spanish; he had a dictionary, a grammar, and a New Testament. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened the New Testament to the first chapter of John. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z As Great Britain’s self-confidence grew, its people began more and more to identify with God’s chosen people, the Israelites of the Old Testament, whose destiny the British were more than happy to appropriate. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I should also like to call to mind a figure from the Old Testament that suits this topic. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z In Semitic lands, Greek replaced Aramaic as the language of science and philosophy until the advent of Islam — which is why the last books of the Old Testament are in Greek. Art: Macedonia's Riches Before Alexander 2011-10-21T12:30:08Z On Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood: “an Old Testament story of cosmic comeuppance and filicidal madness—American history glimpsed through the smoke and fire that the lightning left behind.” In Praise of Film Critic J. Hoberman 2012-01-05T16:32:38Z Other activities — an interactive, immersive guide through the Hebrew Bible, for example, and a dramatic presentation of the New Testament — are free but require a separate timed ticket for entry. Bible Museum expects capacity crowds for opening 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Remembrance lies at the heart of both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Henry Louis Gates Jr. on African-American Religion 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Students at the college and seminary studied the Old Testament in Hebrew, the New Testament in Greek, and pastors of the twenty or so churches took apart single verses Sunday after Sunday. My real-life “Footloose”: I grew up in a town that banned secular music 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z James was himself a scholar whose masterpiece was a hugely influential translation of the New Testament Apochrypha. The BBC's MR James adaptation could be the ghost at the Christmas feast 2010-12-24T10:52:42Z He is a stern and often sensationalist chronicler of the evil that men and women do to one another, and he tends to be as judgmental and retributive as the Old Testament. Review: ‘All the Ways to Say I Love You,’ a Lesson in Guilt 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Alas, the puppets get lost in transit, so the cardinals must jump into the fray to enact famous scenes from the Old and New Testaments. ‘The Cardinals’ at the Public Theater 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z He also rewrote the New Testament to remove the religious elements from it. There is (still) no "War on Christmas" 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z Did you reread “The Handmaid’s Tale” before you wrote “The Testaments”? What struck you about it? ‘I’m Too Old to Be Scared by Much’: Margaret Atwood on Her ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Sequel 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z She has written the year’s most anticipated novel, “The Testaments,” the sequel to her classic “The Handmaid’s Tale” and a Booker Prize finalist. Margaret Atwood returns us to Gilead in ‘The Testaments’ 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z I try to bring the New Testament with me wherever I go. Sally Rooney’s Attention Span Has Improved 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z For example, in 1835, the British Baptist Mission in Calcutta, India, appealed to the ABS for help in funding a translation of the New Testament into the Bengali language. How the American Bible Society became evangelical 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z On Monday, Republican Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed the bill, citing the New Testament, though many think pressure from Disney and Marvel Studios guided his hand. “Laws like these legalize discrimination”: Seth Meyers destroys the anti-LGBTQ bills Republicans have pushed in North Carolina and Georgia 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Condé had long “dreamed of writing about the Bible and the New Testament, which I believed to be a series of sumptuous stories and not really a religious text,” she said. Maryse Condé, at Home in the World 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z In fewer than 200 pages, she walks across the stormy surface of the Old and New Testaments, recasting a few of the most famous Bible stories as a kind of Revised Testament of Sorrow. Mary Rakow’s ‘This is Why I Came’ asks us to reimagine biblical tales 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z There are birth and death listings in the Old Testament that are more easily understood. Good fun is now a key plot point 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z Other groups have said they’ve removed portions of their rituals — say, a reading from the New Testament — in an effort to be more inclusive. When a Feminist Pledges a Sorority 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z She didn’t read the Bible in translation until her second year at the Iowa Writers Workshop, when she took a yearlong class with Marilynne Robinson that required reading the Old Testament in English. What can we learn from translations of the Bible? 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Greek New Testament papyri are among the oldest and rarest traces of Christian scripture. Greek New Testament Papyrus Is Discovered on eBay 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z It is a series of sketches covering the Stone Age, the Old Testament, the Roman Empire, the Spanish Inquisition and the French Revolution, closing with a mock teaser trailer for the nonexistent sequel. "History of the World, Part 1" turns 40, and it's still good to be Mel Brooks 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z “The New Testament does not condemn slavery,” it says. Texas church pushes racist doctrine 2013-04-26T16:51:00Z Rogers added his own theological touch to the episode’s conclusion by flashing the text of the Old Testament verse Isiah 2:4 on the television screen, which said, How Mister Rogers’ faith shaped his idea of children’s television 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z The exact nature of the manuscript — the real Book of Kells contains the four gospels of the New Testament — is left vague. Movie Review | 'The Secret of Kells': Outside the Abbey?s Fortified Walls, a World of Fairy Girls and Beasts 2010-03-05T00:07:00Z When giving a CliffsNotes version of the New Testament book of Corinthians: Duck Dynasty Star Compares Gay People to “Drunks,” “Terrorists,” and “Prostitutes” 2013-12-18T15:53:41Z “Fifty years ago we were back in the Old Testament,” she said, “and now we’re in the New Testament.” A Gospel Revival in Memphis Breathes Fresh Life Into Sacred Sounds 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The other video at Subal, called “Last Will and Testament,” suggests that Heath might not always feel a need to be truthful. 3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z The remaining three, all representing New Testament scenes, tend toward symmetry and stasis, favoring a formal monumentality meant to promote a spirit of reverential solemnity. Art Review: ‘Antonio Canova: The Seven Last Works’ Debuts at the Met 2014-01-23T22:50:58Z “The Testaments” is a far more hopeful and witty novel than “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo share the 2019 Booker Prize 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z “Joseph,” based on the Old Testament tale of the boy in rainbow-hued outerwear who was nearly done in by his rivalrous brothers, was created more than 50 years ago. The Restorative Power of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z One comedian termed the opening the biggest sequel since the New Testament. In a warehouse far, far away, the galaxy's top Star Wars collector holds court 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Hit musical based on the Old Testament tale. The week ahead in L.A. theater, July 9-16: 'King of the Yees' and more 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z With his Old Testament white beard and Conservative Quaker background, Mr. Turrell sometimes seems a bit too much like a mystical seer. Art Review: James Turrell Plays With Color at the Guggenheim 2013-06-20T23:01:56Z But the good news, supposedly, is that buying “The Last Testament” can save us. Books of The Times: ?The Last Testament: A Memoir by God? - Review 2011-11-27T22:24:27Z Ann Richards, grossed a middling 24 percent of its maximum possible amount last week, while “The Testament of Mary,” starring Fiona Shaw as the mother of Christ, grossed about 27 percent of the maximum possible. ArtsBeat: ‘Motown: The Musical’ Surges at Box Office Ahead of Tony Nominations 2013-04-29T20:42:16Z From a barbaric bronze age text known as the Old Testament, three anti-human religions have evolved – Judaism, Christianity, Islam. The A-Z of Gore Vidal 2012-08-01T19:00:06Z She takes up a rich subject in her examination of one of the New Testament's most colorful and confusing books, but "Revelations" is not as accessible as Pagels' earlier work. 'Revelations': a Biblical road map for the world's end 2012-04-04T20:29:08Z It’s a moment that summons the New Testament prophecy about the blind seeing, but it’s also old-fashioned movie-made hokum. A Mobster’s Tale in ‘Salvo,’ With Saleh Bakri 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z “It’s not very highbrow, but it’s very real. It’s very Old Testament. It’s eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.” Mickey Spillane’s Work Keeps Coming, 12 Years After His Death 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z He aligns with perceptions of a vengeful, Old Testament God more than those of a forgiving, New Testament God. Explaining the Many References in the Movie 'mother!' 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z I love in the film where he takes it from the King David Old Testament version of the song and moves it into a secular realm. Trying to Capture the Life and Lyrics of That Wry Sage Leonard Cohen 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z At no point does “Testament of Youth” coddle her with misty soft-focus photography. Review: ‘Testament of Youth’ Recalls the Great War With Little Nostalgia 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z In the chapter comparing the Quran with the New Testament, Miles shows this by explaining how Islam rejects Christian theology, while showing great respect for Jesus Christ and Mary. Illuminating Islam’s Peaceful Origins 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z I think the answer to that question is found in the Old Testament book of Exodus. How Trump and Falwell Jr. became evangelicals' "golden calves" despite obvious moral transgressions 2020-11-07T05:00:00Z But mainly, the art on the walls constantly slows you down with shocks to the system, forcing you to sort through Hirshfield’s art from his inspirations: burlesque posters, movies, Old Testament heroes, folk art. Morris Hirshfield Rises Again 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Well-known stories form the basis for many children's songs, and 20s hillbilly fave The Old Ark's a Moving is an original take on the Old Testament tale. Readers recommend: children's songs ? the results 2011-02-17T16:01:23Z Dr Ben Outhwaite, from the university, said the manuscript was "unique" and "must be in the top 20 of New Testament manuscripts". Rare biblical manuscript bid 'hope' 2014-01-14T15:49:17Z But what Pullman doesn't fully allow, I think, is the degree to which the New Testament itself is already aware of the dangers. The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman 2010-04-02T23:06:00Z More subtly, Margaret's switch from Old to New Testament values at the play's end is accompanied by a softly sung hymn. The Amen Corner – review 2013-06-12T12:21:51Z “That about sixty-three million people voted to elect this TV character President fulfilled the auguries of an Old Testament lineage of media prophets,” Poniewozik writes in his introduction. A New Book Argues That Trump Is Television in Human Form 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Philip Pullman goaded believers last year with his take on the New Testament, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, which gave Jesus a manipulative twin brother. The best books of 2011 2011-01-03T08:00:05Z One of Brittain's goals in writing "Testament of Youth" was to show, "without any polite disguise, the agony of war to the individual, and the destructiveness to the human race." 'Testament of Youth' traces WWI's grave effect on woman's life 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z I like pointing out that when Moses asked God, in the Old Testament, what his name was, He said, "I am." What comedian Pete Holmes knows about the self and love, and self love 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z For a preview of A.D., though, just pick up your nearest New Testament. NBC to Produce Sequel to The Bible 2013-12-18T18:46:11Z Those of you unfamiliar with the Old Testament will most likely know the teachings of Ezekiel from Pulp Fiction. The Walking Dead: season seven, episode two – The Well 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Her latest novel, “The Testaments,” was recently published in paperback. Stories of Then That Still Hold Up Now 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z As Malcolm explains, the windows on the cathedral’s darker north side feature Old Testament themes — awaiting the light of Christ’s arrival. Chartres Cathedral: The age of faith in stone and stained glass 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z It will not surprise readers of Mr. Javerbaum’s “Daily Show”-connected scrivenings that his best shots are aimed at Old Testament types in general and Jews in particular. Books of The Times: ?The Last Testament: A Memoir by God? - Review 2011-11-27T22:24:27Z I was not at all prepared to encounter him, like a figure from the Old Testament under olive trees, with the scent of rosemary or lavender in the air. Street of the Iron Po(e)t, Part XI 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Haroseth, the fruit paste that evokes the bricks and mortar used by Jewish slaves in the Passover narrative of the Old Testament, is part of every Seder ritual. A Seder Feast in Provence, With Roots in Ancient Rome 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z “The Testaments” comes at a time when we as a society are having to come to terms with how women’s bodies are treated, often without autonomy. Maybe Gilead can't hold: Lessons from Margaret Atwood's "Handmaid's Tale" sequel "The Testaments" 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Vic could be a monster of snarling rapacious self-regard or an angel of vengeance meting out Old Testament justice, often in the same scene. Box Set Club: The Shield 2011-08-23T11:40:27Z “The Testaments” picks up 15 years later, but it weaves in plot elements that were introduced in the TV show. ‘I’m Too Old to Be Scared by Much’: Margaret Atwood on Her ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Sequel 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z She was named after a figure from the Old Testament who is sometimes equated with feminism. Perspective | Fanny packs. Prairie dresses. Luxury shower shoes: Is fashion trolling us or what? 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z The Bible on the Palmer Chapel’s pulpit is left open to the last page of the Old Testament. A backcountry refuge in Great Smoky Mountains National Park 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Historically, the western church took responsibility for the safeguarding of Jewish communities because they viewed Jews as preservers of the Old Testament, and thus of the prophecies concerning Jesus. Why Good Friday was dangerous for Jews in the Middle Ages and how that changed 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z There is an entire subgenre of serious modern fiction that focuses on Jesus and other characters from the New Testament. A Norwegian Novel Complicates the Canon of New Testament Fiction 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z He spent that time translating the New Testament from the original Greek into German, thereby bringing the Bible to the masses. New in Germany, Vienna, Prague: Reformation anniversary, train station overhauls 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z Margaret Atwood is smiling, waving a green copy of her book The Testaments at me, while I wave a black one back at her. Margaret Atwood: ‘If you’re going to speak truth to power, make sure it’s the truth’ 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z Ellefson began to write songs using lyrics from the Old Testament. Megadeth bassist becomes a seminarian 2012-01-19T18:31:04Z Political horror is not a new literary mode — you can find it in the New Testament as well as in such 20th-century works as George Orwell’s “1984.” “Tubes”: What the Internet is made of 2012-05-28T00:30:00Z In “The Testaments,” Atwood’s compelling sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale” — which takes place a decade and a half later — Offred makes only the briefest of appearances, speaking a scant three sentences. The Handmaid’s Thriller: In ‘The Testaments,’ There’s a Spy in Gilead 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z The transfiguration of Jesus that you saw at a distance occupies only the top of the painting, while below is an Old Testament vision of darker character. From Colonial Mexico, a Towering Vision of Grace 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z “Somewhere during the process of reading large sections of the Old and New Testament, I changed my mind, finding myself largely embracing religious teachings.” Review: ‘Bad Faith,’ a Dr. Paul A. Offit Book on Religion and Modern Medicine 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z Instead, Mr. Oz wanted to talk about his enchantment with the New Testament, which began when he was a 16-year-old, living on a kibbutz and spending his evenings in the library, reading the gospels. Amos Oz on His Novel ‘Judas,’ Which Challenges Views of a Traitor 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Because he was pondering why people commit evil acts, he chose the “number of the beast” that appears in the Book of Revelations in the New Testament and is associated with the Antichrist. Within Himself, an African Photographer Finds Multitudes 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z And how pigs got involved is equally baffling, since eating pigs is forbidden in the Old Testament. Ham or Lamb? The Easter Choice May Be Changing 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z And despite the significance of procreation in the Old Testament, infertile marriages were not considered illegitimate. The Bible backs same-sex couples: Point by point, why the haters are wrong 2014-05-10T15:00:00Z And what about gold, the third gift brought by the Magi according to the New Testament story? Smells like heaven: Israeli farm recreates Magi's gifts to Jesus 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z "The message of the New Testament is that if you want to know God, you need to go through our church," says Pagels. 'Gnostic Gospels' author Pagels to speak in Seattle 2010-04-29T00:13:00Z Other theologians will accept that the Old Testament is pretty horrible but will point with pride, and nods of approval from all sides, to the New Testament as a truly righteous moral guide. Why I want all our children to read the King James Bible 2012-05-19T20:30:01Z Her forthcoming schedule – "I'm booked until 2018" – includes large-scale works as well as making a special edition of a book to accompany the New York stage version of Colm Tóibín's novella The Testament of Mary. Rachel Whiteread: a life in art 2013-04-06T08:00:40Z Mr. Katchor does not consider himself observant, but the book opens with extensive analysis and illustrations of certain Old Testament texts related to milk and meat. A Rich (Very Rich) History of the Jewish Dairy Restaurant 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z He finds himself "in the middle of the Old Testament". Ten of the best visits to the cinema 2010-05-14T23:32:00Z Much of “The Testaments” is built around discovering what made Lydia, and what — if anything — is likely to break her. Maybe Gilead can't hold: Lessons from Margaret Atwood's "Handmaid's Tale" sequel "The Testaments" 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z The texts, though nonliturgical, are drawn from the Old and New Testaments in Luther’s translation. Review: A White Light Festival to Re-energize Your Inner Self 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z "The Punisher. Old Testament, I guess," Streep added that night to laughter and applause. Is Harvey Weinstein’s Career Over? Hollywood Insiders Weigh In 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z The second volume, “Khrushchev Remembers: The Last Testament,” was published in 1974. Jerrold Schechter, Who Procured Khrushchev’s Memoirs, Dies at 90 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z “Testament of Youth,” however, is not fiction; Vera and the other major characters are real-life figures who faced the horrors of the First World War. Review: ‘Testament of Youth’ Recalls the Great War With Little Nostalgia 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Joseph knew the Bible backward and forward and often mentioned the multiple wives of such Old Testament figures as Abraham, Jacob, Moses, and King David. Blood vows: Joseph Smith, Mormonism and the invention of American polygamy 2014-04-20T17:00:00Z Testament of Mary is about the mother of Jesus grieving angrily years after her son's crucifixion. Toibin and Crace on Booker shortlist 2013-09-10T14:46:52Z This mixes the seemingly casual and the ceremonious issues in a kind of witty satisfaction stretching back via Bishop and Marianne Moore to the Old Testament. Unsent: New and Selected Poems 1980-2012 by Penelope Shuttle - review 2012-12-28T22:55:07Z In “The Last Testament” this divine author warns that when Italy stops being shaped like a boot and starts looking like a ballet flat, Armageddon will be near. Books of The Times: ?The Last Testament: A Memoir by God? - Review 2011-11-27T22:24:27Z And while Pilate’s wife gets but a single reference in the New Testament, this newly expanded version of her is the best reason for nonpartisans to visit Mr. Gurney’s Galilee on the Potomac. Theater Review: ‘Heresy,’ by A. R. Gurney, at the Flea Theater 2012-10-13T00:30:06Z The Harry Potter books are a mishmash of myths ancient and modern, pulling in everything from Dickens to Wagner, the New Testament to Superman, with Harry as Christ, King Arthur and Clark Kent. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 ? review 2011-07-16T23:05:55Z At various moments it recalls Bertolucci's "The Sheltering Sky," Erich von Stroheim's "Greed" and those verses from the Old Testament. "Meek's Cutoff": Michelle Williams' extraordinary pioneer movie 2010-09-16T17:17:00Z So in a tribute to Angus T Jones and his apparent fondness for the Old Testament, I present my four favourite Ratner moments. Angus T Jones joins the 'Ratner moment' hall of fame 2012-11-29T16:08:06Z He told her he needed a lullaby for Russell Crowe to sing in “Noah,” about the Old Testament flood, and that the song would play a crucial role in the film’s narrative. Subversive and Smart Scores Raise the Volume in Oscar Talk 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Richard Rohr, one of my biggest influences and teachers, pointed out that the word "nice" is nowhere in the Old Testament. What comedian Pete Holmes knows about the self and love, and self love 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z And I don't believe in resurrection as it is in the New Testament. 'The arts cuts are madness' 2011-01-09T00:05:28Z This season, the show’s teasers suggest a more vengeful, Old Testament Rick. Everything You Need to Know Before Season 5 of The Walking Dead 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Others are like books of the Old Testament, rewritten by Charles Darwin. Things That Are by Amy Leach – review 2013-06-07T08:00:15Z While the Hebrew scripture is fairly unequivocal in its praise of marriage and family life, the New Testament is more ambivalent about it. A Protestant liberal defends clerical celibacy 2013-03-10T12:00:00Z In “The Testaments,” Aunt Lydia becomes much more complex and sympathetic, a victim as well as a perpetrator. ‘I’m Too Old to Be Scared by Much’: Margaret Atwood on Her ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Sequel 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z The work is striking for its juxtaposition of the Old and New Testaments. De Villalpando’s Holy Canvases Arrive at the Met 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z In Cain, however, Cain gets to enjoy his endless exile, ambling aimlessly through a number of other biblical episodes and scenes, like an Old Testament Zelig. Cain by Jos? Saramago ? review 2011-07-15T21:55:02Z The New Testament had something to say about reaping what you sow. How Cults Corrected America 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z She needed, she said, to channel her “Old Testament God.” Faulkner and Other Ghosts Sing Through Jesmyn Ward’s New Novel 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z The Invention of the Land of Israel: From Holy Land to Homelandby Shlomo Sand The "Land of Israel" is barely mentioned in the Old Testament: the more common expression is the Land of Canaan. The Invention of the Land of Israel by Shlomo Sand – review 2013-04-18T09:01:01Z Quite the contrary, it reminds you of the degree to which Hollywood molded our ideas of conflict and places “Testament of Youth” in a continuum of commercial high-minded war movies. Review: ‘Testament of Youth’ Recalls the Great War With Little Nostalgia 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z In college and graduate school, I studied Greek and began to push deeply into the New Testament, going back to the original texts to discover their fullest meaning. Rethinking Easter through Paul the Apostle: Why evangelicals get it wrong 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z The word appears throughout the New Testament, most often translated as “grace.” A Gift From the Musical Gods 2011-08-17T14:36:45Z In fact, he harks back past “A Mighty Fortress” to its Old Testament source: Psalm 46, “God is our refuge and strength,” often called Luther’s Psalm. 500 Years Later, the Reformation Is Still Creating Music 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z After all, the New Testament began with Herod and the slaughter of the innocents, and fairytales brimmed with lessons for children of the threat presented even by their own parents. From The Hunger Games to Utøya and The Hate U Give: how cinema declared war on the young 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z But he also wrote a wide range of other sacred music, and this interesting two-disc set explores his 1584 settings of the Old Testament Song of Songs. Palestrina: Cantica Salomonis – review 2013-07-27T23:05:22Z Two poets won awards for recent collections: Jericho Brown for “The New Testament” and Marilyn Chin for “Hard Love Province.” Marlon James Among Anisfield-Wolf Award Winners 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z This was the season, after all, when an impressive number of films would be released with women at their center, from “Testament of Youth” to “Trainwreck.” Not your average summer movie bromances 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z After his finale is forgotten, the keynote routine, in which Herring first recites by heart, then nit-picks to oblivion the first page of the New Testament, will linger long in the memory. Richard Herring ? review 2010-12-21T22:45:00Z This talk, like a lot about the eye-for-an-eye Wild West, can sound like the Old Testament as translated by President Reagan. “American Sniper’s” twisted empathy: Chris Kyle, our police forces, and the kill ratio America gets wrong 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z “Blunderbuss” is laced with American-Gothic imagery, splashes of “Pulp Fiction” gore and Old Testament drama. Jack White front and center on 'Blunderbuss' ✭✭✭ 1/2 2012-04-23T14:17:00Z “Larry Kramer was like an Old Testament prophet — angry and righteous. He could be a foul-weather friend, who helped even enemies when they had health problems. He could be scathing and antagonistic or wonderfully compassionate.” Reaction to the death of AIDS activist, writer Larry Kramer 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Pagels says decisions about which gospels were accepted in the New Testament had much to do with the survival of Christianity. 'Gnostic Gospels' author Pagels to speak in Seattle 2010-04-29T00:13:00Z Jack is a reader, and one day Evie sees that he is carrying around an unfamiliar book, “A Child’s Bible: Stories From the Old and New Testaments.” An Epic Storm Turns a Summer Holiday Into Potent Allegory 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z In the early 1830s, Smith extended this view of the role of men to include polygamy as it was practiced by Old Testament prophets like Abraham. Explaining polygamy and its history in the Mormon Church 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z The line, borrowed from the New Testament, serves as a sort of C.I.A. motto — an instruction, at least according to the interpretation of one longtime agency official, to speak “truth to power.” One of the Most Perilous Jobs in Government 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z He lived alone in a house in the woods in Lagunitas, Calif., and he had a wide range of interests that included Plato, bluegrass music, the New Testament and Vipassana meditation. The Writer Anne Lamott Gets to the Happily-Ever-After Part 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Testament to her charm and prodigious work ethic are other contributions, including a top-end IT network provided at the personal order of the Estonian president. From Kabul love affair to Afghanistan's first centre for study of its history 2013-03-26T17:36:42Z It presents 44 of the original book’s 46 double-page spreads — called folios — each offering a visually enthralling representation of one or several Old Testament stories. Exhibitions of Medieval Biblical Masterworks 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z There is a bit of the Old Testament in his caprice, something pagan in his appetite. Starring Steve Buscemi as God, “Miracle Workers” Is Sappy, Juvenile, and Sharp All at Once 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z They opened with the Sonata No. 6 in A, composed in 1802, the year in which Beethoven wrote the Heiligenstadt Testament, a despairing letter to his brothers about his worsening deafness, which he never sent. Music Review: Chamber Music Society Completes a Beethoven Project 2010-05-16T21:44:00Z Separated from Israel and the Diaspora for more than 2,000 years, Ethiopian Jews followed the Old Testament, which does not include the Hanukkah story, as a source for holiday customs. A New African Tradition for Hanukkah 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z This border features in The Testaments – one of the heroines is smuggled over it, to and from the patriarchal totalitarian state of Gilead – and Atwood talks to me about its history through slavery and prohibition. Margaret Atwood: ‘If you’re going to speak truth to power, make sure it’s the truth’ 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z Q. God says it right there at the beginning of the Old Testament — and at the beginning of your new book, too: “It’s not good that man should be alone.” Styles Q&A: Eric Klinenberg on the Trend of Living Alone 2012-02-11T01:12:42Z Ergotism was mentioned in the Old Testament and has been reported in Western Europe since A.D. Fungi in flour can cause lots of ailments — but nothing like what happens in HBO's "The Last of Us" 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z So he registered for two online classes offered by Yale University: “Introduction to the Old Testament” and “Introduction to the New Testament History and Literature.” Backstage: For director, a crash course in religion Today, he is a brand name, a meme, the mad professor from central casting with his clipped accent, deliberate manner and sudden explosions of Old Testament rage. Werner Herzog: 'I'm fascinated by trash TV. The poet must not avert his eyes' 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z I was reading the Old and New Testament and turning emails from friends into text in the manner of biblical passages. Sheila Heti: 'I love dirty books' 2013-01-19T17:30:01Z The Testaments was written in all sorts of places, including a train held up by a landslide. Margaret Atwood: ‘If you’re going to speak truth to power, make sure it’s the truth’ 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z A former Jehovah’s Witnesses missionary, she often drew character names from the Bible and adapted Old Testament tales and parables to her own ends. Gloria Naylor, whose novels gave voice to African American women, dies at 66 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z The Museum of the Bible devotes considerable space to the Old Testament and steers clear of affiliation with any denomination. Is the Museum of the Bible that tourist-destination evangelicals have been waiting for? 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z The soloist is Seth Parker Woods, and David Robertson conducts this enterprising ensemble in a livestreamed program that also includes Brett Dean’s “Testament” and Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony. 10 Classical Concerts to Stream in November 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Testament to the possibilities of that life, this is a generous, intimate book. Airmail: The Letters of Robert Bly and Tomas Tranströmer – review 2013-07-12T17:00:00Z The Book of Job, which asks the eternally troubling question of why good people must suffer, may have inspired more elaborate theological and philosophical debate than any other part of the Old Testament. Theater Review: ‘Job,’ at the Flea Theater 2012-09-20T02:00:00Z If I could have dinner with him, I could settle a lot of questions that the New Testament leaves unanswered. Philip Pullman: a life in writing 2011-03-03T12:00:00Z From the moment he received his first revelation, Joseph never wavered from his insistence that Mormonism was a restoration of the original church of Jesus Christ, and of the Old Testament prophets. Blood vows: Joseph Smith, Mormonism and the invention of American polygamy 2014-04-20T17:00:00Z The single movement work draws inspiration from Beethoven's Heiligenstadt Testament, the unsent letter in which the composer laid bare the devastating onset of deafness. Northern Sinfonia/Dean – review 2013-05-12T13:55:17Z And it shrewdly elicits the similarities between ancient Greek mythology and Old Testament theology. Theater Review: ‘Job,’ at the Flea Theater 2012-09-20T02:00:00Z In 207 ink drawings on paper, Crumb takes you on a wild and gritty word-for-word tour of the first book of the Old Testament. Lines of distinction: Seattle Art Museum exhibit shows range, diversity of Graphic Masters 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z “Nope” starts with a cautionary text, drawn from the Old Testament Book of Nahum, which describes God’s threatened punishment on the wicked city of Nineveh: “I will make a spectacle of you.” ‘Nope’ Review: Hell Yes 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z "I'm waiting for my Boaz" was a popular one, referring to Ruth's steadfast husband in the Old Testament. On "engagement chicken" and redefining the meals for which we marry 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z But according to most theologians, that "crushing" and "bruising" happens in the New Testament, and the encounter begins in another garden, the Garden of Gethsemane, when Jesus is betrayed and arrested. After-school 'Satan Club' takes new aim at archenemy: Christian clubs for kids 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z In this week’s video, Times Critics share their thoughts on “Spy,” “Entourage” and “Testament of Youth.” Video Reviews of 'Spy,' 'Entourage' and 'Testament of Youth' 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z When a team of researchers excavate a dark Christmas secret from deep within the Korvatunturi mountain range, it unleashes what could gently be referred to as Old Testament Santa. Hidden presents: 10 Christmas movies you might not have seen 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z And I don’t ever remember reading anything in the New Testament to the effect of “I GOT MINE.” Not all Catholics are for Paul Ryan 2012-08-14T20:40:00Z To wit, nothing in the New Testament specifies the date or month of Jesus’ birth; even the year is open to debate. Circa Now: Some People Celebrate Christmas by Dodging It 2013-12-20T21:46:19Z “I’m not sure what my faith happens to do with my twenty years of academic study of the New Testament.” The Contradictions of Reza Aslan’s “Believer” 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z Cast you mind back to Hawking's bestselling A Brief History of Time - his Old Testament, if you will. Stephen Hawking gets some PR help from God 2010-09-03T13:15:00Z This is a movie which seems to be influenced by the Old Testament and Elia Kazan; it starts off looking like a reasonably scaled drama about a little guy taking on big government. Cannes 2014 review: Leviathan - a new Russian masterpiece 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z In “The Testaments,” the Wall remains, the resistance is stronger than ever and so are the denials; the official Gilead News service deems such reports “all fake.” Margaret Atwood returns us to Gilead in ‘The Testaments’ 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Bradshaw’s script also uses passages of human lamentation and divine utterance taken more or less directly from the Old Testament, some of the most beautiful poetry ever written. Theater Review: ‘Job,’ at the Flea Theater 2012-09-20T02:00:00Z Her sequel, titled “The Testaments,” opens 15 years after the conclusion of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and is narrated by three women, according to a statement released by Nan A. Talese/Doubleday on Wednesday. Margaret Atwood to publish sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Joe resembles an Old Testament prophet, and has a refreshingly accepting view of Bigfoot and other monsters.• Top 10 roadside attractions in Texas and New Mexico 2013-06-21T23:10:00Z As far as completeness goes, I’ve met fans who are totally fluent – they’ve translated texts ranging from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” to Gilgamesh, and last I heard they were working on their translation of The Old Testament. Does Klingon belong to everyone? “It’s a language — the whole point is to use it!” 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Inspired by the Bob Dylan lyric “Did Judas Iscariot have God on his side?” from the 1964 song “With God on Our Side,” Rice set out to humanize the New Testament’s unambiguous villain. ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at 50: What Was the Buzz? 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z The Testament of Mary About the book: At 101 pages, the shortest book on the shortlist, The Testament of Mary presents the mother of Jesus grieving angrily years on from her son's crucifixion. Man Booker Prize 2013: At a glance 2013-09-11T11:13:45Z This, again, is Old Testament at its core. “Breaking Bad’s” hell on earth 2012-07-15T14:30:00Z Testament of Youth is Brittain’s story, and Leighton’s chief importance is what he means to her—“chaperone, lapdog, humble slave,” as he describes what he hopes to be for her. Kit Harington on the 'Teenage, Morbid Fascination' Behind His Latest Role 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Within its own terms, it was entirely coherent, and provided Mr. Keyes with the certainty and fluency of an Old Testament prophet. Why does the left wing ignore atheists? 2012-08-08T13:36:00Z It’s unlikely that Lincoln, who is known to have carried a New Testament and kept handy a daily devotional, used the “presentation” Bible for regular meditation, Wheeler said. Bible underscores Lincoln’s belief he was to end slavery 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Prior to this, most men and women in Europe were exposed to the Bible through the Vulgate, a Latin version of the Old and New Testaments that only educated men – mostly Catholic priests – could read. Cherry-picking the Bible and using verses out of context has been done for centuries 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Once again, this is the stuff of the Old Testament. “Breaking Bad’s” hell on earth 2012-07-15T14:30:00Z What emerges is suitable for all ages, and is a drama of family and dynastic clashes and unifications, similar to the goings-on in Shakespeare's plays, the Old Testament and Greek myths. 'Ramayana' at ACT: vivid dramatization of the Hindu epic 2012-10-20T01:32:07Z The Bible's Old Testament conjured plagues of locusts, lice, boils, darkness and hail even before the Book of Revelation unleashed the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. 'Mad Max: Fury Road' an apocalyptic tale as old as man's existence 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Anchors are molded on tiny bronze specks, the “widow’s mites” that the New Testament describes as gifts to charity from the desperately poor. Antiques: Hamilton Grange National Memorial Reopening in Manhattan 2011-09-01T22:05:43Z This was more or less the position I found myself in three years ago, when my novel The Testament of Jessie Lamb was having difficulty finding a home. Novelists need publishers 2011-08-26T21:55:07Z And rather than bee honey, I choose date syrup, the more common “honey” of the Old Testament, to add a little sweetness to the lemon. This Rosh Hashana Salad Is a Fresh Take on Ancient Flavors 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z "Testament of Youth" then flashes back to 1914, only four years past but eons ago in terms of who Brittain was and how she thought her life would proceed. 'Testament of Youth' traces WWI's grave effect on woman's life 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z The subject matter was unorthodox for the times, being for the most part scenes from the Old Testament, with more or less explicit references to the world of Freemasonry. Review: A Forgotten Master's Irreverence 2010-05-28T16:00:00Z Vikander, recently seen in World War One drama Testament of Youth, says that audiences "instantly objectify Ava because she has a woman's face and shape, but she is also a machine". Two men, one robot, many questions 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Blasphemy is severely punished in the Old Testament and is still a capital offense in Pakistan. This is your brain on religion: Uncovering the science of belief 2014-01-04T19:00:00Z Keep your eye out for good-humored Old Testament references. Looking to dodge Amsterdam’s crowds? There are three remarkable towns a short train ride away. 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z To ratify the covenant with God in the Old Testament, Abram had to be asleep, noted Miles. Second Sunday of Lent: Pastor recalls worshipping with Christians in Ukraine 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Contrary to what the picture in your grandmother’s living room would suggest, the Jesus of the New Testament was not a lamb-clutching white dude who looked like Jared Leto. What would Jesus boo? As Christians, we should be troublemakers too 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Pitt is the Father God, the cliché of the Old Testament judge. Your guide to Terrence Malick's "Tree of Life" 2011-07-02T16:54:00Z In the 1960s he made sculpture in upstate New York, including two robustly carved heads with shoe-polish glaze that were inspired by African-American face jugs — and resemble Old Testament prophets. Revealing a Secret Art Life: A Painter’s Sculptures 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Rohr, who made his fortune in real estate after fleeing the Nazis, was an avid reader and a student of the Old Testament and the Talmud. Sami Rohr, Jewish Philanthropist Remembered by a Writing Prize, Dies at 86 2012-08-11T00:33:06Z In February 2017, just weeks after Trump’s inauguration, she sent a memo to her literary representatives that outlined “The Testaments.” Margaret Atwood writes sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z “I used to memorize Bible verses, and I know the New Testament more than I know the Koran.” The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z As long as spouses affirm the equal value of both genders, might we conclude that such an approach to gender relations is consistent with the New Testament vision of relationships free of patriarchy? The Bible backs same-sex couples: Point by point, why the haters are wrong 2014-05-10T15:00:00Z Was Judas guilty of all he has been accused of in the New Testament? Plays about the Beatles, religion and politics hit Seattle theaters 2012-04-05T19:30:09Z The New York Times examines a home on the market in Brooklyn filled with Old Testament–themed displays of taxidermied animals. Links We Love: What We're Reading This Week 2014-01-03T05:00:00Z Final Testament of the Holy Bibleby James Frey The truth is paltrier and more profane. The Final Testament of the Holy Bible by James Frey ? review 2011-04-10T04:00:00Z At various moments it recalls Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Sheltering Sky," Erich von Stroheim's "Greed" and those verses from the Old Testament. Pick of the week: Michelle Williams in "Meek's Cutoff" 2011-04-08T01:01:00Z The Testament of Mary … Colm Tóibín's Mother of God is far from the sorrowing and yet accepting figure familiar to most of us. The big novels of 2012 2012-07-13T15:00:07Z "Orthodox Christian tradition was built on only 60 pages of gospels in the New Testament," says Pagels by phone from a train to New York. 'Gnostic Gospels' author Pagels to speak in Seattle 2010-04-29T00:13:00Z He learned Italian well enough to give lessons, taught himself modern and ancient Greek — he read the New Testament and Plato in the original — and made a stab at basic Arabic. Review | A plump, Victorian gentleman who was so very pleasant to know 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z The Victorian writer’s version of the New Testament presents Jesus as a sort of benevolent magician. Jefferson, Dickens and Tolstoy walk into a church basement . . . 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z But while “The Handmaid’s Tale,” in many ways, serves as an excruciating parallel to our current political landscape, “The Testaments” offers a glimpse into a new future. Maybe Gilead can't hold: Lessons from Margaret Atwood's "Handmaid's Tale" sequel "The Testaments" 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z And pretty much all stripes of Christian, from the most conservative to the most liberal, pointedly ignores the parts of the New Testament that endorse slavery and instruct slaves to obey their masters. Is religion inherently oppressive? 2014-04-12T12:00:00Z Both Offred in “The Handmaid’s Tale” and Aunt Lydia in “The Testaments” wonder if anyone will ever read the words they set down, if their stories will matter. ‘I’m Too Old to Be Scared by Much’: Margaret Atwood on Her ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Sequel 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z But when he confronts his colleagues about their reading of Manson as a figure from a morality play — “That’s a little bit Old Testament, don’t you think? Good, evil, black, white ...” — they revolt. Netflix’s 'Mindhunter' Is the Perfect Crime Drama for Our Times 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z “The Testaments” is told from the perspective of multiple “Aunts” — cattle-prod-wielding enforcers tasked with keeping the female population of Gilead under control. Perspective | How Lisa Bloom, feminist attorney, became just another complicit Aunt Lydia 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z On a break from writing, he said he was currently reading the Old Testament. Kojin Karatani Wins $1 Million Berggruen Prize 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Last year was indisputably her breakout, following acclaimed performances in the aforementioned film in addition to Ex Machina, Testament of Youth and The Man From UNCLE. How the SAG awards will impact the Oscars 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z But in the end, it boiled down the Old Testament by 50 percent and the New Testament by 25 percent. John E. Walsh, Who Distilled the Bible, Dies at 87 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Feeling confused and overwhelmed, she turned to the New Testament, the Gnostic gospels of the Nag Hammadi library and Buddhism. Review | After her son and husband died, Elaine Pagels wondered why religion survives 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Stained glass that Henry commissioned from Antwerp depicts Old Testament religious strife, with Jewish martyrs going to their death. Behind Every Monarch, an Art Alliance 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Miller says there was “much give and take,” and that Atwood would “give us a heads-up” if something might conflict with “The Testaments.” Margaret Atwood returns us to Gilead in ‘The Testaments’ 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z The , set in 539 B.C., is based on the Old Testament account of Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, in his ultimately successful battle with Belshazzar, the ruler of Babylon. Music Review: ‘Ciro in Babilonia’ by Rossini, in Bel Canto at Caramoor 2012-07-08T21:08:06Z It was also featured in a 1925 promotional silent film, which showed librarians opening the book to its New Testament title page, followed by an inter-title identifying it as “one of the library’s many treasures.” Rare King James Bible First Edition Discovered at Drew University 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z What's the significance of having Charlie wear the horse costume that looks like it's straight from Jean Cocteau's "Testament of Orpheus"? "She goes chic very fast": "Poker Face" costume designer on creating Natasha Lyonne's iconic outfits 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z In the Old Testament, God was understood to extend his covenantal blessings to Israel primarily through biological procreation. The Bible backs same-sex couples: Point by point, why the haters are wrong 2014-05-10T15:00:00Z Phoenix is a craggy, dour Jesus, a scourger and self-scourger who’s closer in tone to an Old Testament enforcer than a liberator of the spirit. “Mary Magdalene,” Reviewed: A Sludgy, Trivial Attempt at Revisionist Christian History 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z For all its narrative of blood and fire and Old Testament justice, reggae needed a heavenly choir, and that, assuredly, was the Congos. Burt Bacharach, Leo Blanco, the Congos: this week's new live music 2013-06-22T05:00:17Z If we literally did everything the Old Testament says, we would be living in a primitive, violent and awful society. Two Pastors in Love, and Only God Knows 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Like an open picture book, its pages fluttering in the breeze, every surface is covered with tableaux from the Old and New Testaments as well as local legends and the lives of saints. Cultured Traveler: Romanian Church Murals Offer Colorful Lessons 2010-06-18T16:50:00Z The hornets flew into the plot this spring, adding an extra layer of Old Testament energy to a country already addled by disease. 2020 reads like a TV script. So we asked screenwriters how it should end. 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Even if the show remains evasive about Christ's divinity, the production taps into our residual memories of the New Testament and uses secular rhythms to awaken spiritual longings. Canadian theatre comes into its own 2011-08-01T15:35:18Z The weather wasn't just biblical: it was Old Testament. Lauren Laverne on fashion: what to wear to a festival 2013-06-23T06:07:00Z Warwick Thornton Australian director Warwick Thornton has crafted a superb movie – Old Testament cinema, with an almost biblical starkness in its cruelty and mysterious beauty. Prowling panthers, paranormal spies and vengeful ice-skaters: must-see movies of 2018 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Then the plans are to build a village set in the time of Jesus, who is currently a lesser player in the Answers in Genesis sites, rooted as they are in the Old Testament. A giant ark is just the start. These creationists have a bigger plan for recruiting new believers. 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z It is a lengthy recording — 10 hours longer than the audio version of the New Testament — but Obama, a master orator, is skilled at keeping the listener’s attention. Audiobooks to Get You Through the Most Distracted of Times 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z In 2013, he announced he would close “The Testament of Mary” on the same day it was nominated for a best play Tony Award, citing poor ticket sales. After Scott Rudin bullying exposé, there are mostly crickets 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z We are in Old Testament times, she said, and the world needs healing. ‘1, 2, 3 … Exhale Together’: Broadway Families, Reunited at Last 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z But the copy of “The Testaments” was actually a dummy. Judging Margaret Atwood’s Top Secret New Novel 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z In his writing, teaching and frequent public lectures on interfaith understanding, he invoked Old Testament Scripture to underscore the commonalities not only between Christianity and Judaism but also between antiquity and modernity. Lawrence Boadt, Priest, Publisher and Bible Scholar, Dies at 67 2010-07-30T20:47:00Z The Great Commission refers to a set of New Testament texts that mandate proselytizing. Baptists bank on fire and brimstone 2012-07-11T13:55:00Z This is further exhibited in the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament, said Miles, through the account Jesus’ transfiguration. Second Sunday of Lent: Pastor recalls worshipping with Christians in Ukraine 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z The Old and New Testaments were transcribed in Latin by a single artisan over a period of three decades. Exhibitions of Medieval Biblical Masterworks 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z The Old Testament, if you get a good translation, is a complete film noir. Gangsta Folk 2011-03-13T09:12:36Z But their latest, The Testament of Mary — the Virgin Mary, in a monologue imagined by Irish novelist Colm Toibin — is both an absorbing piece of theater and a challenging work of theological inquiry. Macbeth, Mary and Midler: Solo Turns on Broadway 2013-04-25T09:45:35Z Watching as her emus grazed with other farm animals, Boneta smiled, recalling a phrase first found in the Bible’s Old Testament and often illustrated in art and literature. This bird doesn’t fly or chirp. And it may stand taller than your dad. 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z The Bible was plundered for yet more laughs in films like Evan Almighty, The God Complex, Year One and perhaps most rumbustiously of all, The Real Old Testament. The Infidel is not Islam's Life of Brian 2010-04-12T09:50:00Z In juxtaposing Old and New Testament themes with portrayals of Greek philosophers, the painting strongly affirms a cultural affiliation with the Occidental tradition, as distinct from the tradition of the Ottoman invaders. Cultured Traveler: Romanian Church Murals Offer Colorful Lessons 2010-06-18T16:50:00Z I have a couple of other non-fiction projects on my mind, one dealing with the Old Testament, the other with Shakespeare. Book Talk: Marilynne Robinson returns to familiar terrain in Lila 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z On Wednesday, she announced that she will publish “The Testaments,” a sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” in September 2019. Margaret Atwood Will Write a Sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z In the last eighteen months of his life, Joseph Smith introduced the Mormon faithful to the Old Testament doctrine of polygamy. Blood vows: Joseph Smith, Mormonism and the invention of American polygamy 2014-04-20T17:00:00Z Last fall, the Annunciation of “The Testaments” was heralded around the world. Review | Praise be: Margaret Atwood has published a sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Not only was the practice morally shocking and contradicted by passages in both the New Testament and the Book of Mormon, it was also illegal in Illinois. Blood vows: Joseph Smith, Mormonism and the invention of American polygamy 2014-04-20T17:00:00Z Fred Phelps, who preaches every Sunday, invokes more than a dozen different passages of Scripture, Old Testament and New, in his rambling discourse about the nature of God’s love. My day at Westboro Baptist: “Yes, Jesus hates you” 2013-03-24T11:00:00Z In “Testament,” a New York premiere, Mr. Richardson is the leader of spiritual seekers. Dance Review: The Movements Between the Notes 2011-05-26T21:41:08Z The same is true for the Old Testament, written in Hebrew and Aramaic from approximately the ninth century B.C. to the second century B.C. From Biden’s giant Bible to Christian flags waved by rioters, "religion" means many different things 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Drosnin would amend that position, somewhat, after writing “The Bible Code,” which claimed that references to historical and contemporary events were secretly encoded in the Old Testament. Michael Drosnin, Who Found Clues in the Bible, Is Dead at 74 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z As an author, Harris eventually exercises a kind of fiery Old Testament justice, which is at once satisfying and terrifying. Review | Oprah’s latest Book Club pick, ‘The Sweetness of Water,’ is a miraculous debut 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z The main story line in “The Testaments” is a kind of spy thriller about a mole inside Gilead, who is working with the Mayday resistance to help bring down the evil empire. The Handmaid’s Thriller: In ‘The Testaments,’ There’s a Spy in Gilead 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Don’s specialty is biblical artifacts — actual stuff mentioned in the Old and New Testament — and he captivates church audiences with tales of his discoveries. Review: ‘Don Verdean,’ a Sendup of Ambitious Pastors and the Lure of Religious Relics 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z He reveals that the Torah and New Testament originally included references to Muhammad, but these were later deleted by the Jews and Christians. In these medieval Arab tales, a heavy dollop of spice 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z “The Testaments,” her 2019 sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” quickly joined her bestsellers. Margaret Atwood honored with Dayton Literary Peace Prize 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z I took a course in the New Testament at Swarthmore, where I was told that the word "gospel" meant good news and referred specifically to the notion of spreading the good news about Jesus. 'Not to Be Missed': A critic shares his good fortune in movies 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z Early Christians accepted a Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible as the first part of God’s word, and a collection of Greek writings as the New Testament. Talking in tongues 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z His last book, Cain, in which Abel's brother serves as a kind of alter-ego as he travels through the Old Testament, was published in 2009 with an English translation expected next year. Nobel laureate Jos? Saramago dies, aged 87 2010-06-18T15:19:00Z The book, out at the end of this month, will argue that the version of Jesus's life in the New Testament was actually transformed by the apostle Paul. Philip Pullman's book on life of Jesus prompts letters condemning him to 'eternal hell' 2010-03-22T11:59:00Z She contemplates the experience of the Old Testament Saul. Books of The Times: Barbara Ehrenreich’s ‘Living With a Wild God’ 2014-04-15T13:00:01Z He adores the most obscure and antiquated Old Testament strictures, “for each outdated relic of an obsolete mode of living is like a child to me.” Books of The Times: ?The Last Testament: A Memoir by God? - Review 2011-11-27T22:24:27Z There was something about the heaviness of the music, the meditative quality, the spirituality of the lyrics with all the Old Testament references. Matisyahu: The Former ‘Hasidic Reggae Superstar’ Talks to TIME 2012-07-16T12:00:17Z On Wednesday, some readers in Australia who had pre-ordered “The Testaments” on Amazon said on social media that they had received it early. Judging Margaret Atwood’s Top Secret New Novel 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Yet his music brims with biblical imagery, cut with Old Testament menace, deceit and blood. Concert review: Leonard Cohen at Akoo Theatre 2012-11-24T07:58:00Z Once Ea’s search for disciples begins, “The Brand New Testament” slips from satire into absurdist farce, loses its sharper edges and becomes merely silly. Review: God Is Alive and Crabby, According to ‘The Brand New Testament’ 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z From first to last, "Testament of Youth" sweeps you away. 'Testament of Youth' traces WWI's grave effect on woman's life 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Two years passed with no leads on the painting, which shows the elderly saint writing his famous translation of the New Testament, the first in Latin, called the Vulgate. The Maltese priest and the kidnapped Caravaggio: The amazing true story of the scrappy octogenarian who busted an audacious art heist 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z And what about gold, the third gift brought by the Magi according to the New Testament story? Smells like heaven: Israeli farm recreates Magi's gifts to Jesus 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z On the surface, this river bed scene is an update of that Old Testament story in which Jochebed, the mother of Moses, placed him in the Nile River to protect him from being killed. Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’: Let’s Discuss 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Though the president did not speak at the ceremony, Ashley Blazer Biden — Naomi’s aunt and the president’s daughter — read “God is Love” from the New Testament. Eager for more details about Naomi Biden’s wedding? Work your sources. 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 10 Testament 0 Testament's utterly compelling set, taken from BBC archive recordings, chronicles the first stages of Cooke's elaboration. Mahler/Cooke: Symphony No 10 ? review 2011-01-27T22:10:01Z As devout as they are, they’ve found loopholes around the laws of the Old Testament. “I’m a bad Jew”: Amid those celebrating Purim in Boro Park I felt more than ever like an outsider Jew — but I come from a long line of outsider Jews 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z Old and New Testament locales abound, as the sixth-century floor mosaic map of the region in St. George Church in nearby Madaba documents both accurately and with charming details such as date-laden palms. Exploring Jordan’s cultural fusion 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z The earliest examples of New Testament writing fascinate scholars in part because of the ongoing debate about the reliability of the Bible. He Taught Ancient Texts at Oxford. Now He Is Accused of Stealing Some. 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z If the violence of the Islamic State often feels disconcertingly Old Testament, that’s no accident. Immolation of Jordanian pilot aims to drag us back to barbarism 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z This time, I’m reading the New Testament because I’m going through a college lecture series, “Introduction to the New Testament,” which I got for free online. Why Michael Ian Black Doesn’t Like Mystery Novels 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z But for readers who aren’t as familiar with the Testaments, the scriptural passages may be overwhelming. At 5, She Protested Homosexuality. Now She Protests the Church That Made Her Do It. 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Afua Hirsch, a broadcaster and another Booker judge, said in a telephone interview that the hardest thing about judging “The Testaments” was not the secrecy, but the fact that it’s a sequel. Judging Margaret Atwood’s Top Secret New Novel 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z The 50th anniversary of Kramer's "Inherit," which takes its title from a saying in the Old Testament, was commemorated September 11 by the Burbank International Film Festival. Stanley Kramer's "Inherit the Wind" still resonates 2010-09-23T05:47:00Z But Mr. Maher questioned why Jesus needed to change Old Testament teachings. Bill Maher: Christian faith in God is the ‘purposeful suspension of critical thinking’ 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z But the real action is in the choral writing, in which Old and New Testament texts and passages from the Liber Usualis mingle. A Carnegie Hall commemoration for Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z "Testament of Youth," Vikander said, was written by a mother at age 30, looking back on her life and trying to put into words how she felt at 15. Vera Brittain's writings shaped Alicia Vikander's approach to role 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z When I wrote these stories, I broke them into five “books,” each corresponding to a book of the Old Testament. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: Stephen Tobolowsky’s ‘My Adventures With God’ 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z The writings of the New Testament repeatedly tell followers of Jesus that they must die to themselves, but half-dead is the most that Father Louis ever managed. The Modern Monkhood of Thomas Merton 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Readings from the Gospels and the first five books of the Old Testament will be given by leading NT actors, past and present. 2010-01-21T12:00:00Z The tweets became a book, “The Last Testament: A Memoir,” which, in turn, became a Broadway vehicle for the sitcom star Jim Parsons. Cultural Clicks: Tweets from God, the Songs of Summer, and Soccer Art 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Centuries later, in New Testament times, the “fear of the LORD” is alive and well—and still useful. God as the original terrorist: 6 ways the Bible condones horrific acts of brutality 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z In the New Testament, the story is told of how the first face ever seen by the blind beggar Bartimaeus is the face of Christ, his healer, said Packiam. Third Sunday of Lent: We 'share in the suffering' of Ukrainians through fasting, prayer 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z Well she looks like a pigtailed Puritan minister's daughter and quotes deadpan from the Old Testament. First sight: Hailee Steinfeld 2010-12-16T22:22:00Z The Old Testament text Bach commented on presents the “shadow”: At the sound of the priestly music, the “Glory of the Lord” inhabited the Jerusalem Temple. Bach Was Far More Religious Than You Might Think 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z With both “Godspell” and “Jesus Christ Superstar” in revival on Broadway, the New Testament is occupying a lot of New York stage space this season. Theater Review: Sidney Goldfarb?s ?Hot Lunch Apostles? at La MaMa 2012-03-09T03:00:00Z In “A Sand Book,” apocalypse becomes an invitation—an imperative—to remember the past and imagine the future, to insist on a promised land that we, like the Old Testament prophet, may finally never enter. The Apocalyptic Visions of Ariana Reines 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z The pictures tell three stories — one pagan, one Old Testament-related and one New Testament — and they move through history from sin to conflicted debauchery to redemption. Getty purchases Gentileschi's radiant 'Danaë,' now owns 2 of 3 paintings in a set 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z Strauss works his way through the scriptural accounts, systematically arguing that the miraculous elements of the New Testament were theological inventions, not historical reports. Jesus Died Only to Rise Again. Where Did the Concept of the Resurrection Come From? 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Called “The Gospel According to the Other Mary,” it is a 90-minute oratorio based on New Testament texts and Latin American poetry. ArtsBeat: Los Angeles Philharmonic Announces New Season 2011-02-07T18:15:24Z He is shouting Old Testament scripture in a quavering whiskey growl and pop-quizzing his sons about Bible verses in the thick of a gunfight. Nearing 50, Ethan Hawke’s latest radical transformation — violent abolitionist John Brown — suits an explorer of ‘intense faith’ 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z That should make us pause before deciding that the New Testament is quite as successful in sanitising an uncomfortable history through religiously convenient "truth" as Pullman implies. The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman 2010-04-02T23:06:00Z Perhaps here is a defense for why Hjorth continues to call “Will and Testament,” which prompted a lawsuit from her own family and a response book from Hjorth’s sister, fiction. The Best Post Office Novel You Will Read Before the Election 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z Technically, they’re reliquaries, but they’re also saintly “portraits,” the sitters being the pious sisters Martha and Mary Magdalene of New Testament fame, the one a compulsive doer, the other a “concept person,” a dreamer. With Splendor and Saints, Hispanic Society Shows Its Treasures 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The goal for Burnett and Downey in the next installment is to make less familiar Bible stories as compelling as the story of Jesus and the plagues and disasters of the Old Testament. Can 'The Bible' be a ratings olive branch for NBC? 2013-07-03T00:30:27Z I’d suggest she go for something a little lighter and less melodramatic, like the Old Testament. This Week in Fiction: Kevin Barry on the Haunted Certainty of Young Artists 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z As a scholar, Father Boadt, who had been rigorously trained in Semitic languages, specialized in the Old Testament. Lawrence Boadt, Priest, Publisher and Bible Scholar, Dies at 67 2010-07-30T20:47:00Z Like an Old Testament heavy, lumbering and leering through a Martin Scorsese gangster flick, Carmichael doesn’t take double-crosses lightly. Comic angst, alive and well on Seattle stages 2013-01-31T23:00:10Z He read the Old Testament, the four Gospels and the Koran in preparation for the play. As God in 'An Act of God,' Sean Hayes has his OMG moment 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z He was, by the end of the ’60s, a god, all right, but a sort of savage, Old Testament god — a scourge. Godard as Oscar Provocateur 2010-12-31T15:49:56Z The Old Testament world of Cossethay, with its ceaseless begetting and harvesting, with the rainbow that stands over it as the sign of God's pleasure in the order of his creation, has finally elapsed. Rereading: The Rainbow by DH Lawrence 2011-03-19T00:06:22Z The "Testament of Youth" we see is an exceptional romance, but it is a romance with a considerable amount on its mind, a romance with lessons for our time as much as for hers. 'Testament of Youth' traces WWI's grave effect on woman's life 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z “The Testaments” was published Tuesday with “Harry Potter” levels of hype. Atwood’s ‘The Testaments’ returns to Gilead, with hype 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z “The Testaments” is not nearly the devastating satire of political and theological misogyny that “The Handmaid’s Tale” is. Review | Praise be: Margaret Atwood has published a sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Her flinty, Old Testament eye-for-an-eye search for her father's killer guides the story every inch of the way. A grittier 'Grit': Talent upgrade matches classic novel 2010-12-21T14:49:00Z The New Testament, says the same author, brims with other “glaring absurdities, contradictions, and falsehoods.” The Bible should be X-rated: The Good Book is loaded with sexy sin – someone tell Mike Huckabee 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z The six movements are based on a collection of texts, ranging from couplets to extended passages, taken from both the Old and New Testaments with extracts of psalms predominating, all in modern English translations. An English Requiem 2010-08-11T21:00:00Z The New Testament explicitly links the submission of slaves to the submission of wives. The Bible backs same-sex couples: Point by point, why the haters are wrong 2014-05-10T15:00:00Z His films include Pride, Testament Of Youth and Colette, which opens on 11 January. Dominic West: ‘How do I relax? I smoke pot’ 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z In deference to our enlightened skepticism, here Jesus’s ministry is scrubbed of the spontaneous healings that are so prominent in the New Testament. Review | In Sue Monk Kidd’s ‘The Book of Longings,’ Jesus has a wife — and behold, she’s so woke! 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z He is named after the Old Testament’s first innocent victim, and as his torments increase he might be taken as the latest cinematic incarnation of Job. 'A Most Violent Year,’ With Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Conservative Christians call this idea male headship, and it is embedded throughout the Old Testament, and down through Christian history. Did you catch this hidden theme in “The Handmaid’s Tale”? 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z The New Testament narrative of how that sacrament originated, as illustrated in books from the Morgan’s matchless holdings, opens the show. Art Review: ‘Illuminating Faith’ at the Morgan: Images of the Eucharist 2013-07-04T20:22:28Z But in “The Testaments,” the Aunts’ motivation is more complex. Perspective | How Lisa Bloom, feminist attorney, became just another complicit Aunt Lydia 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z In the New Testament story, the Adoration of the Magi represents an epiphany, a revelation of God’s presence in the world. Review | After 450 years, the frighteningly modern visions of Bruegel get the showcase they deserve 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z Frank grumbles that he only identifies with harsh Old Testament justice. 'House of Cards' Season 3 Episode 4 Recap: Solicitor General Blues 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z In 2013, he announced he would close “The Testament of Mary” on the same day it was nominated for a best play Tony award, citing poor ticket sales. Decision to Close ‘Shuffle Along’ Is Debated Along Broadway 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z “Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction” remains widely assigned in colleges and seminaries today. Lawrence Boadt, Priest, Publisher and Bible Scholar, Dies at 67 2010-07-30T20:47:00Z He looks like an Old Testament prophet, albeit one with a penchant for large medallions and dead men's shirts. Grinderman 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z Scenes from the New Testament decorate the lower panes, while corresponding stories from the Old Testament are in the upper windows. Academic adventures: Visiting Europe’s top university sights 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Old Testament kings were anointed, thereby sanctifying them with the very authority of God. The political Bible, part 2: justice. When is a king not a king? 2011-08-15T09:00:00Z Upstairs, in the dim main hall, are scenes from the New Testament suffused with passion, many of which celebrate Jesus’s humility in ways that feel like a rebuke to the surroundings. 3 Days, 150 Paintings: A Whirlwind Tintoretto Tour 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Up in the library at St Paul's we have one of only three remaining copies of his 1526 New Testament, probably the cathedral's most treasured possession. 500 years of church intolerance 2011-02-15T07:30:02Z According to Dr. Hurtado’s calculations, 97 percent of Christian biblical texts that survive from the first three centuries A.D., including those from the Old Testament, are codexes. Greek New Testament Papyrus Is Discovered on eBay 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z We argue, secondly, that the New Testament requires us to sing, not only psalms, but "psalms, hymns and spiritual songs". The Wee Free should sing their psalms unadorned 2010-05-10T15:01:00Z A mélange of figures gradually emerged, depicting Old and New Testament figures, but also vignettes relating to the baker’s trade. Fresh Finds at Rome’s Ancient Catacombs 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z If, 35 years ago, "The Handmaid's Tale" foretold the struggles of today with depressing accuracy, "The Testaments" could have arrived right on time, to remind us to stay in the fight. Maybe Gilead can't hold: Lessons from Margaret Atwood's "Handmaid's Tale" sequel "The Testaments" 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z The composer was even contemplating suicide, as he recorded in his moving “Heiligenstadt Testament” two years later. The agony and the ecstasy: an evening of gorgeous music by suffering composers 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Ussher calculated the date based on textual clues in the Old Testament, even settling on a date and time for the moment of creation: in the early hours of 23 October. Northern Ireland minister calls on Ulster Museum to promote creationism 2010-05-26T10:59:00Z Early Christian stories written before the New Testament, he said, were the "first fan fiction." Tom Bissell's 'Apostle' takes a ride-along through unanswerable questions about Jesus' disciples 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z The central dogma of the New Testament is that Jesus died as a scapegoat for the sin of Adam and the sins that all we unborn generations might have been contemplating in the future. Why I want all our children to read the King James Bible 2012-05-19T20:30:01Z In the original movie's most memorable scenes, Brooks is Moses during the Old Testament arc of "Part I," announcing the original 15 commandments, before dropping five of the tablets and announcing, instead, the 10 commandments. At last! "History of the World Part II" is finally being made – prepare for “phoney baloney stories" 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Among her early-1970s work was “Biblical Suite,” based on the five scrolls of the Old Testament. Alice Teirstein, Who Introduced Youths to Dance, Dies at 93 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z I mean, the later books of the New Testament. Tom Frank interviews Barbara Ehrenreich: “You’re the anti-Ayn Rand” 2014-04-06T11:00:00Z Soon, he's ploughing backwards through the New Testament, to find three old men arriving in the final chapter and nicking baby Jesus's presents. Henry Paker ? review 2011-08-21T15:04:02Z And the windows on the brighter south side illustrate the good news of the New Testament. Chartres Cathedral: The age of faith in stone and stained glass 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z The novel spends a majority of its length on incidents related to Jesus, but the Old Testament chapters that open the book feel more imaginative, less constrained by fighting against theological dogma. Mary Rakow’s ‘This is Why I Came’ asks us to reimagine biblical tales 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z The evidence for Jesus’s claims to be divine comes only from the last of the New Testament Gospels, not from any earlier sources. Did Jesus think he was God? New insights on Jesus’ own self-image 2014-03-23T17:00:00Z Rice and Lloyd Webber were accused of denying the divinity of Christ and making a hero of Judas, who is the unambiguous villain in the New Testament. ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at 50: What Was the Buzz? 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z His “Magi” picture was the first large-scale depiction of the subject in an altarpiece, and it gave the fullest account in painting up to that time of the New Testament story. Art Review: ‘The Adoration of the Magi’ at Museum of Biblical Art 2012-08-10T04:40:08Z Scholars think he is the Old Testament prophet Habakkuk. Review: Donatello in a Valedictory Show at the Museum of Biblical Art 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z There are many ambiguities and no simple explanation: is it a religious allegory, of Old Testament and New, Jewish and Christian? In the Penal Colony; Don Pasquale; La boh?me/Euridice; Chilingirian Quartet 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z As one of the world’s top literary awards, the Booker has a reputation for dramatically boosting the winner’s sales, but “The Testaments” has already been a runaway bestseller since it was published on Sept. 10. Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo share the 2019 Booker Prize 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z The lessons were all one-way: within minutes, Bono was quoting verses from the New Testament at a reverential Bush. Elvis and Nixon, Reagan and Jacko, Jagger and Blair … when pop stars and politicians collide 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z That older guy isn’t your judgmental grandfather who went Old Testament and disinherited your cousin Mort for pitching a tent on Wall Street and disgracing the family. The Out of Towner: Mind the Gap Series at New York Theater Workshop 2011-12-15T22:09:26Z Dr. Smith contacted the seller and urged him to halt the online auction — apparently the first on eBay for a Greek New Testament papyrus, he and other scholars said — and let him study the fragment. Greek New Testament Papyrus Is Discovered on eBay 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Dylan’s smoky voice often strains and searches, wrestling to leave his throat much like he searches for truth and God in his lyrics — just as his namesake in the Old Testament physically wrestled with God. Jakob Dylan has always been part cowboy-troubadour, part rabbi 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z In the Old Testament, Susa is best known as the place where Esther outwitted Haman to save the Jews from annihilation. Persian Collections at Louvre Are Worth the Journey 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z "Mine is the standard which has to be met, which is when the work makes me feel the way I do when I read La Tentation de Saint Antoine, or the Old Testament." Sarah Churchwell: rereading The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner 2012-07-20T21:55:05Z By their count "Testament of Mary" is at least the 13th outing together for Ms. Shaw and Ms. Warner, who first teamed in 1988 on a production of "Electra." ArtsBeat: Fiona Shaw to Star in 'The Testament of Mary' on Broadway 2013-01-08T18:21:42Z Although “The Testaments” is an exciting thriller that wraps up many questions for fans of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” it is not a particularly impressive work of literature on its own. Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo share the 2019 Booker Prize 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Maud is plagued by memories of her hedonistic past and as such she pursues the New Testament command "let him deny himself, take up his cross daily and follow me" to the fullest extent. How "Saint Maud" turns a feminist lens on body horror and gives its "final girl" autonomy 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z In the New Testament, Mary Magdalene was close to Jesus and was the first to recognize the resurrection. FKA twigs Is a Creature of Desire on ‘Magdalene’ 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Yet the Hebrew and Greek equivalents of the word "abortion" do not appear in either the Old or New Testament of the Bible. What the Bible actually says about abortion may surprise you 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z We can read about them in the Old Testament, he wrote, and, sounding ominously prophetic, “guaranteed, on whichever day you read these words, there will be some new installment in the morning paper.” What ‘The Death of Klinghoffer’ Could Have Accomplished 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z All Old and New Testament teachings, along with the Book of Mormon, were true, Joseph said. Blood vows: Joseph Smith, Mormonism and the invention of American polygamy 2014-04-20T17:00:00Z “The Testament of Mary” struck me as an unhappy match between talents. ArtsBeat: Brantley, Isherwood Answer Readers’ Questions About the Theater Season 2013-05-02T17:29:09Z The history of Catholicism has been one of continuing interpretation and evolution-- starting with the New Testament, Christianity's progression through Rome, Constantinian statements on doctrine and later responses to Protestantism. A Conservative Catholic Begs the Pope: Lead Us Not Into Temptation 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Eden According to Eve Jewish Women’s Theatre reimagines the stories of Old Testament heroines and villainesses. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Dec. 17-24: 'A Christmas Carol' and more 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z Before long, Carrère is sleuthing his way through the New Testament like a literary detective. Can a chic Parisian intellectual also be a Christian? 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z The New Testament’s focus on personal faith rather than procreation has another important consequence: Even a celibate person can become a spiritual parent by bringing others to faith in Christ. The Bible backs same-sex couples: Point by point, why the haters are wrong 2014-05-10T15:00:00Z The Bible, which stars Diogo Morgado as Jesus, devotes five hours to the Old Testament, and five hours to the new, with a mix of live action and computer generated imagery. The Bible TV series to screen on Channel 5 2013-04-08T13:14:51Z Equipped only with his deep curiosity and knowledge of the natural world, he studies the Old and New Testaments with the care of an anthropologist and the curiosity of a biologist. Review | Lydia Millet’s ‘A Children’s Bible’ is a blistering classic 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Both the fruit and honey are mentioned in the Old Testament; honey cake, apple cake and savory dishes such as chicken with apples are holiday favorites. Apple-honey pairings for the Jewish New Year and beyond An estimation of pi is found in the Old Testament, where King Solomon’s pool is measured at 10 cubits across and 30 cubits around. Happy Pi Day, fellow nerds! Why it’s a big year for the ‘celebrity of numbers.’ 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Some New Testament texts advocate a very different set of priorities. Baptists bank on fire and brimstone 2012-07-11T13:55:00Z “Testament” is a cautionary tale, partly born of Jane’s activism for nuclear disarmament, but Jane’s other choices clocked a changing world. The lasting testament of Jane Alexander 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z In what could have been an episode of “The Knick,” Coley roamed the poverty-ridden Lower East Side until he tracked down Stein, “a tall, gaunt man with the glandular severity of an Old Testament hermit.” Could Immunotherapy Offer a Cure for Cancer? 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z He pointed to Old Testament dietary laws being changed in the New Testament as one example of God renewing his covenant with his people. Bill Maher: Christian faith in God is the ‘purposeful suspension of critical thinking’ 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Hinds’s patriarch is also more Old Testament than New. Review: In ‘Last Days in the Desert,’ Ewan McGregor Is a Conflicted Jesus 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z It’s a historical-critical overview of the New Testament, and I just find it fascinating. Why Michael Ian Black Doesn’t Like Mystery Novels 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z In a brutal episode of Old Testament retribution, several characters get what someone else deserves. Boardwalk Empire Watch: Unjust Deserts 2011-11-28T13:03:53Z We were criticised for not doing Handel, or something from the Old Testament," she recalls, "but so what? Terez?n: music from a Nazi ghetto 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z In the United States, Penguin Random House said that “The Testaments” sold more than 125,000 copies in its first week, with the best opening-day sales of any book in 2019. Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo share the 2019 Booker Prize 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Church leaders compared Star Wars to references in the New Testament of the Christian Bible of overcoming evil with good. German Church Celebrates Star Wars During Sunday Service 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z In a new essay collection, “The Givenness of Things,” Robinson touches on everything from neuroscience to the New Testament. Marilynne Robinson talks religion, fear and the American spirit: “The left, at a basic level, lost courage, because they don’t know how to deal with the proclaimed religiosity of the other side” 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z In “The Testaments,” Atwood weaves together the stories of three female narrators in Gilead, a religious autocracy in what was formerly the United States. Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo Share Booker Prize 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Several years ago I read both the Old and the New Testament as research for a speech I was giving in D.C. and I was very moved by the humanity of many of the stories. Brian Selznick: By the Book 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z “The Last Testament” is given a biblical ambience by means of the numbers it attaches to each individual passage and the sprinklings of “Lo,” “Verily” and “Checketh it out” that make it pseudoquaint. Books of The Times: ?The Last Testament: A Memoir by God? - Review 2011-11-27T22:24:27Z Drawing on liturgy from the Old Testament, Ms. Robinson also included a homily from Genesis 32, in which God gives the patriarch Jacob a new name, Israel. Since Caitlyn Jenner, Renaming Ceremonies Gain Visibility 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z From a strictly Old Testament perspective, that position has some merit. The Bible backs same-sex couples: Point by point, why the haters are wrong 2014-05-10T15:00:00Z Except for a few texts on the back of previously used scrolls, all known Greek New Testament papyri are codexes. Greek New Testament Papyrus Is Discovered on eBay 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Aronson’s work animated Old and New Testament allegories to convey universal human emotions — defying the deference of his father, a rabbi, to the Second Commandment. David Aronson, Expressionist Artist, Dies at 91 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Miles's investigations began with Constantine, the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, who sent his ancient mum, Empress Helena, to the Holy Land to find conclusive proof of the New Testament story. Archaeology: A Secret History; Alex Polizzi: The Fizer Returns – TV review 2013-05-01T06:00:13Z Among other projects in development are "The Ten Commandments," an unusual take on the Bible with 10 directors each offering an interpretation of one of the Old Testament strictures. 'Manhattan' traces a culture of secrecy, nuclear anxiety 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z The sequel, titled “The Testaments,” takes place roughly 15 years after the end of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” when Offred is led into a black van. ‘I’m Too Old to Be Scared by Much’: Margaret Atwood on Her ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Sequel 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Frey's latest book, "The Final Testament of the Holy Bible," will be released this month. Author James Frey to make appearance on 'Oprah' 2011-04-21T17:39:16Z We also see how Islamic decorative style affected Hebrew scripts and influenced illuminations of both the New Testament and the Hebrew Bible. Exhibition Review: ‘Crossing Borders’ Opens at the Jewish Museum 2012-09-15T00:26:51Z The poet relies, for instance, on his readers’ detailed familiarity—and presumed sympathy—with the New Testament. The Strange Power of a Medieval Poem About the Death of a Child 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Likewise, they should understand why Hebrew Bible is the more apt and less theologically-loaded term than Old Testament; when and why it is appropriate to use the appellation jihadi, and what differentiates Sikhs from Hindus. Religion’s media persecution complex 2013-04-23T22:01:00Z Jacob was a popular boy’s name in Old Testament times, and meant "the one who grasps," "the angler," "the deceiver" or "the supplanter." Third Sunday of Lent: We 'share in the suffering' of Ukrainians through fasting, prayer 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z Joanna MacGregor, a pianist who is on the judging panel, said the prize’s organizers had sent “endless emails” about “The Testaments,” “telling us what not to do.” Judging Margaret Atwood’s Top Secret New Novel 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Now he turns to the Old Testament with these four popular biblical tales; and, though the results are uneven, the four stories demonstrate Berkoff's directorial range and display his familiar caustic comic scepticism. Biblical Tales 2010-08-11T21:45:00Z But the most controversial new teaching, which Smith insisted was a very old teaching, firmly rooted in the Old Testament experience, was polygamy, the doctrine of plural wives. Blood vows: Joseph Smith, Mormonism and the invention of American polygamy 2014-04-20T17:00:00Z In that film, the Creator moves from the demanding, punishing God of the Old Testament to a kinder God, promising to never again destroy mankind, despite the wickedness in their hearts. The Mythic Maximalism of Darren Aronofsky’s “Mother!” 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Throughout his career, Mr. Hill was considered forbiddingly intellectual and exuded the air, even in appearance, of an Old Testament prophet. Geoffrey Hill, often hailed as Britain’s greatest poet, dies at 84 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z The expedition grew out of an encounter between Monty and an eccentric Finnish scholar, Valter Juvelius, who claimed he had identified ciphers in the Old Testament that showed where the ark was hidden in Jerusalem. What Happens When Everyone Is Writing the Same Book You Are? 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z The plot, an Old Testament favorite, is simple yet powerful. Music Review: ‘The Play of Daniel’ at the Cloisters 2013-01-13T21:22:12Z Marriage in Old Testament Times From the earliest Old Testament accounts, polygamy seemed to be the practice of the day. Jesus would back gay marriage 2012-09-16T12:00:00Z When asked whether he likes the Old or New Testament, he said a little of both. “He’s basically talking out of his ass”: Larry Wilmore has had it with Donald Trump’s pandering on race, religion 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Something of this carries over into the New Testament. Christian Beginnings by Geza Vermes - review 2012-07-11T07:00:02Z When you read the Bible, there’s Old and New Testament verses—the stuff that’s said about slavery is crazy! Ellen Page on 'Freeheld' and Coming Out 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z The Koran is written for him by another man, who promises to weave together travesties of the Torah and New Testament “into false verses.” The Anti-Mohammed Video: Ridiculous, and Now Deadly Serious 2012-09-12T17:09:42Z Sure, it's not unusual for children to be exposed to softened versions of dark or complex material, from sugarcoated Brothers Grimm to dumbed-down Old Testament stories peddled by "Veggie Tales." 'Gnomeo & Juliet': Blame Elton John for this happily-ever-after version 2011-02-09T18:22:03Z Her finest film is 1983’s “Testament,” in which Jane plays a housewife who cares for her small town as radioactive fallout drifts in from nuclear war. The lasting testament of Jane Alexander 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z As he emphasized in his own writing, no one talks about Hell in the New Testament more than Jesus; the New Testament, he wrote, is worse than the Old. The Fantasy of the Deathbed Conversion 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z The unusual thing about Bruegel’s imagining of the Old Testament story is that he chooses to depict the time before God’s intervention. Review | After 450 years, the frighteningly modern visions of Bruegel get the showcase they deserve 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z Bill T. Arnold, a professor at the Asbury Theological Seminary and an Old Testament scholar, at first laughed when told of Mr. Andrews’s portrayal. 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' Portrays the Deity as a Boy 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z And we think that the New Testament says that. 'This wretched church' 2010-04-19T07:00:00Z By outfitting Old Testament warriors in medieval armor, the book implicitly linked the crusaders to ancient Jewish leaders who were interpreted as prefiguring Jesus and anticipating the triumph of Christianity. Exhibitions of Medieval Biblical Masterworks 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z But in “The Testaments,” Aunt Lydia speaks directly to us in all her conflicted complexity. Review | Praise be: Margaret Atwood has published a sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z And it’s not just the Old Testament, where women are told they were created from men and told, repeatedly, that they are basically property to be disposed of as men see fit. Is religion inherently oppressive? 2014-04-12T12:00:00Z Though Christ's trial and crucifixion are the opener, "A.D." quickly moves on to parts of the New Testament that aren't nearly as familiar on-screen. 'A.D. the Bible Continues' a Sunday school lesson in your den 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z It happened last week on consecutive evenings, when two of the city’s finest professional church choirs presented contrasting oratorios touching on more or less parallel Old Testament subjects. Music Review: Handel?s Old Testament Dramas Revived in New York 2010-10-17T22:25:00Z Cohen didn’t borrow from the Old Testament so much as he echoed it, spinning his version of stories we never tire of turning over in our minds. Review | How spirituality shaped Leonard Cohen 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z It will open in 979 theaters this weekend, compared with 3,500 for the Old Testament tale. 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' rides in with $1.2 million Thursday night 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z “The images of his disciples are Japanese images. The images of the Old Testament prophets are Japanese images.” Searching for a Jesus Who Looks More Like Me 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z A five-and-a-half-hour marathon of 52 contemporary plays, “The Mysteries” tells the story of the Old and New Testaments and features 48 members of the Bats, the Flea’s resident company. The ‘Mysteries’ Cast Discuss Life as Struggling Actors 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z He left Germany in 1933 after his film “The Testament of Dr. Mabuse” was banned there as a threat to law and order and public safety. Film: Making Hollywood Films Was Brutal, Even for Fritz Lang 2011-01-23T02:19:11Z Jewish men, and a few women, were depicted either as kindly Old Testament elders or hawk-nosed, greedy, murderous demons. Not All Medieval Sacred Art Was Anti-Semitic 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Scenes in church connect Mr. Pitt’s character to a fearsome, unpredictable Old Testament God — the God of Job — dispensing arbitrary judgment. Authority, From God to Dad 2011-07-14T22:53:02Z The scrolls tell a far different story of Jesus' life than that found in the New Testament. Rocha keeps the action moving in `Pope's Assassin' 2011-04-01T14:03:18Z Like the Old Testament Job, Chanda struggles under the weight of all these calamities, but she doesn't buckle. Life, Above All: A Frank Capra Vision of a Devastating Plight 2011-07-14T09:20:00Z Milk is a big deal in the Bible, where it's referenced in the Old Testament about 50 times alone. Why is BJ always drinking milk on "The Righteous Gemstones"? 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Produced under these desperate circumstances, Tyndale's New Testament nonetheless provides well over 80% of the King James version. The King James Bible reconsidered 2011-02-19T00:06:00Z In the New Testament, there's the story of the Temptation of Christ, which centers on Jesus going into the desert to fast for 40 days. I don't believe in cheat days anymore, but sometimes I still miss them 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z One of the delicious ambiguities of the book is that she never quite gets her Old Testament eye-for-an-eye. Reading group: Truest grit 2012-12-06T11:09:52Z To prevent this loss of a living sense of the Old Testament, it helps Christians to experience firsthand the biblical faith of modern Jews.” Lawrence Boadt, Priest, Publisher and Bible Scholar, Dies at 67 2010-07-30T20:47:00Z This shifting, mercurial work, alive with gurgling rhythmic figures and skittish violin bursts, was inspired by three Chagall paintings of Old Testament subjects. Critic’s Notebook: Under Leif Ove Andsnes, Ojai Festival Enjoys Long Scandinavian Nights 2012-06-12T21:53:19Z A few years later, he memorized a large chunk of the New Testament and turned it into an acclaimed one-man performance of “St. Mark’s Gospel.” Alec McCowen, stalwart of British stage, dies at 91 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z But we also made sure that it was not just something we were making up but something you could find in either the writings of Luther or in the New Testament. A Literary Couple Grapple With Bach and His God 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z For it’s a bizarre double world that Villalpando depicts, not cleanly divided, but bleeding across its Equator, from Old Testament to New and back. From Colonial Mexico, a Towering Vision of Grace 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z “We had hours of conversations about religious matters, the New Testament and about the case he was working on,” said Friedkin, who was raised in a Jewish family in Chicago. 'Exorcist' director Friedkin films the real thing in documentary 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Many Christians, he added, will probably find the notion of a child God consistent with accounts of Christ’s birth in the New Testament. 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' Portrays the Deity as a Boy 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Atwood, who won the honor in 1996 for her novel “Alias Grace,” is competing with her new work “The Testaments,” which is set to be released by McClelland & Stewart on Sept. 10. Atwood, Alexis among 12 authors to compete for Canada's Giller Prize 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z While it’s true that Old Testament Hebrews are often shown as proto-Christians and early Christians frequently figure in tales of imperial Rome, these movies typically wallow in pagan “immorality,” if only to deplore it. ‘Gods of Egypt’ and ‘Alexander the Great’: Let Me Polish That Breastplate 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z I let them wave their Bibles and believe what they have guessed I meant Although there’s not a person who is white in either Testament. Style Invitational Week 1361: 2020 vision: The year in preview 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z The Old Testament is filled with references to leeks, hyssop and other herbs that appear in spring gardens and markets. How to turn Passover’s ‘bread of affliction’ into comfort food 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z The movie’s spare, sharp dialogue offers some sublime and original theological reflections and revisitations of Old and New Testament themes that are more than asides—they’re the characters’ own guideposts for action. Eugène Green's “The Son of Joseph,” a Grand and Comedic Drama of Father and Son 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z The church has always felt more comfortable with conservative Old Testament prohibitions, "don't do this" and "don't do that". Where did all the Christian writers go? 2010-03-31T10:11:00Z The writing of “The Testaments” ran parallel to the making of the series, and was a process of subtle coordination. Margaret Atwood returns us to Gilead in ‘The Testaments’ 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z “The Last Testament” can be counted on for a ham, lobster, cream and yeast recipe guaranteed to break all known kosher dietary rules. Books of The Times: ?The Last Testament: A Memoir by God? - Review 2011-11-27T22:24:27Z The Old Testament, in particular, has many long and boring lists of who begat whom. The top 10 literary works about ancestors 2013-07-17T13:50:01Z Archbishop Georg Gänswein, whose Old Testament good looks landed him on the cover of Italian Vanity Fair a couple of years ago. Who’s that with Pope Francis? The seven kinds of people you meet in a papal entourage. 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z The 1971 musical “Godspell,” which was being reincarnated by the Berkshire Theater Group, is based on parables from the New Testament, and its leading man is named Jesus. ‘Godspell’ Review: Musical Theater Rises From the Dead 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z "This tiny microform contains the complete Bible, all 1,245 pages of the King James Bible, both Old and New Testaments," said Michael Riley, senior historian for Heritage Auctions. 'Lunar Bible' sells at Dallas auction for $75,000 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z He's challenged on upholding the Old Testament command that the sinner be stoned to death. Santa Barbara's 'Botticelli, Titian and Beyond' a quirky gem 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z CI: Of course, one could argue that selected passages from the Old and New Testament would make for some pretty loopy-snickery musical comedy in the right context. ArtsBeat: 'Book of Mormon' and 'War Horse' Win Big at Tonys 2011-06-13T03:23:03Z "Mary" is Mary Magdalene, and her story is told through a mix of Old and New Testament extracts together with a range of texts which give a contemporary twist. This week's new live music 2013-03-16T06:00:08Z It makes sense to begin the study of Bible through the Old Testament. Lawrence Boadt, Priest, Publisher and Bible Scholar, Dies at 67 2010-07-30T20:47:00Z Finally, a posthumous book by the Italian publisher and wide-ranging author Roberto Calasso brings new life to the stories of the Old Testament. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Called “The Testaments,” the novel will be set 15 years after the events depicted in “The Handmaid’s Tale” and will be narrated by three female characters, Atwood wrote in a Twitter posting. Margaret Atwood writing her own 'Handmaid's Tale' sequel 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Some will prefer to dip into chapters at random, jumping from the Old Testament Bible to Ivan the Terrible. Sloshed, Hammered, Blotto — We’ve Been Doing It for Ages 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Then I remembered reading that Anne Boleyn owned a copy of Tyndale's translation of the New Testament. Anne Boleyn and the theatre of reformation 2011-07-08T21:55:13Z The world’s oldest profession shows up in both the Old and New Testaments, and enough ambiguity surrounds its treatment that many see the issue as more complicated than the way Christian churches describe it today. “The Virgin Mary was actually a prostitute”: Cartoonist Chester Brown wants to open a debate about sex work, Jesus and the Bible 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z “The Testaments” opens in Gilead about 15 years after “The Handmaid’s Tale,” but it’s an entirely different novel in form and tone. Review | Praise be: Margaret Atwood has published a sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z His Old Testament coinages range from "let there be light" and "let my people go" to "am I my brother's keeper?" The King James Bible reconsidered 2011-02-19T00:06:00Z In the 1960s, toward the end of Hollywood's fascination with biblical epics, De Laurentiis planned a series of Old Testament drama, beginning with Genesis, to be directed by the great French minimalist Robert Bresson. In Remembrance of Erratic Film Producer Dino De Laurentiis 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z That little pun is typical of Aunt Lydia’s wry wit, which endows “The Testaments” with far more humor than “The Handmaid’s Tale” or its exceedingly grim TV adaptation. Review | Praise be: Margaret Atwood has published a sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z He marks the release of “A New Testament,” a cultured and country-inflected record with surprising skiffle flourishes. Pop/Rock Listings for Sept. 19-25 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Grayling writes in the first like an angry Old Testament prophet, railing at religionists for their foolishness and hypocrisy, and in the second like a born-again preacher. Book reviews roundup: Sex and the Citadel, Life After Life and The God Argument 2013-03-15T16:00:02Z Handel and his collaborator Thomas Morell updated the Old Testament story of Jephtha for their oratorio, “Jephtha,” adding a happy ending to the parable about a father who sacrifices his daughter to God. Opera, Ballet and More Treats for Fall: Global Arts Guide 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z "Those New Testament passages were meant to offer hope to people living under Roman oppression," Rossing says. Hollywood gets caught up in the Rapture 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Last September, her partner, the writer Graeme Gibson, died in London, two days after she launched The Testaments. Margaret Atwood: ‘If you’re going to speak truth to power, make sure it’s the truth’ 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z But the Met and other experts later came to believe that its subject is instead the Old Testament story of Tamar, by Le Sueur. Met Museum Adjusts Painting’s History to Note Former Jewish Owner 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z This story — found in the New Testament books “Matthew” and “Luke” — is the basis for one of the most recognizable visual images in Christian tradition, the nativity scene. The Nativity – a longtime signifier of grace and salvation – also has a history as political protest 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z “Your apostate views are just fake news. You cannot believe your telescope! “The text of the Testament proves That the Earth that God made never moves. Style Invitational Week 1239: MASH 3 — combine two movie titles 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z The process started when he embraced and then firmly rejected the Manichean religion which made a radical separation between good and evil, the spiritual and the physical, and also between the Old and New Testaments. O come all ye faithful 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z More substantively, there’s the matter of their Old Testament fury at the news media. ‘Richard Nixon,’ Portrait of a Thin-Skinned, Media-Hating President 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Highly literate, with references to Yeats, Alex Haley and the Old Testament. Sinead O’Connor is still in one piece 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z As of late, the old God is more old hat than Old Testament. Holy joke: how God became an unlikely TV comedy staple 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z In announcing “The Testaments” last fall, she cited readers’ curiosity about Gilead and, more darkly, “the world we’ve been living in.” Margaret Atwood returns us to Gilead in ‘The Testaments’ 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z According to the New Testament, Jesus pondered a bit. Santa Barbara's 'Botticelli, Titian and Beyond' a quirky gem 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z But Aunt Lydia is not the only narrator of “The Testaments.” Review | Praise be: Margaret Atwood has published a sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z But Darren Aronofsky, in his ambitious fusion of Old Testament awe with modern blockbuster spectacle, dwells on the dark and troubling implications of Noah’s experience. Movie Review: Russell Crowe Confronts Life’s Nasty Weather in ‘Noah’ 2014-03-27T18:05:40Z I’ve mixed Old and New Testaments here, but remember, no verse in the Bible authorizes us to disregard a single word of it. Oh God! The lord’s my sex guru: Pious perverts, quasi-incestuous misogyny and the twisted world of religious sexual repression 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z “The Year of Living Biblically,” for example, described his efforts to abide by the over 700 rules he finds set down — by, well, Whom? — in the Old and New Testaments. In ‘It’s All Relative,’ A.J. Jacobs Shakes the Family Tree 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z “Testament of Youth” might be described as a feminist war film, because it is saturated with Vera’s frustration at her parents’ limited ambitions for her and later with her contempt for war. Review: ‘Testament of Youth’ Recalls the Great War With Little Nostalgia 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z In parts of the Old Testament, and at various times in Israel’s history, a man was required to marry his brother’s wife if the brother’s death left his widow childless. Jesus would back gay marriage 2012-09-16T12:00:00Z Then again, he made nearly every sitter look like some Old Testament prophet. Postcard From London: On a Gallery?s Walls, the Circle of Life 2011-06-15T20:23:29Z You'll recall that "History of the World, Part I" explores comedic retellings of the Stone Age, the Old Testament of the Bible, the Roman Empire, the Spanish Inquisition, and the French Revolution. At last! "History of the World Part II" is finally being made – prepare for “phoney baloney stories" 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z There is never any other mention in the New Testament of these incredible events! Jewish angels and Roman gods: The ancient mythological origins of Christmas 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z One of the masterpieces of the Old Testament, especially in the King James translation. Paul Bailey's top 10 stories of old age 2011-02-02T11:31:42Z Among other things, we asked them to identify the first book of the New Testament from a choice of Matthew, Genesis, Acts of the Apostles, Psalms, "Don't know" and "Prefer not to say". Why I want all our children to read the King James Bible 2012-05-19T20:30:01Z The Song of Solomon The Old Testament's ecstatic lover finds a walled garden as the only adequate metaphor for his beloved. Ten of the best: walled gardens 2011-01-29T00:06:17Z A highlight here is the humble Luther Room where Luther hunkered down to translate the New Testament. Visiting Germany’s Lutherland during 500th anniversary 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z If “Jam Session” is an escape from “Revelations,” “Testament” is an explicit tribute. The Ailey Company Meets the Challenge of This Lost Season 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Others take issue with what they consider the museum’s narrow view of the Old Testament, and with the absence of Islam and Mormon traditions in its galleries. The Museum of the Bible expands programming to attract more repeat visitors 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Earlier this year they worked together on a one-woman show, The Testament of Mary, on Broadway. Potter actress Shaw steps in at Met 2013-08-07T14:28:07Z The most famous manuscript in the library is the 4th century ‘Codex Sinaiticus’ - a Greek manuscript of the Bible which contains the oldest surviving complete New Testament. Ancient Christian manuscripts digitized at monastery beneath Mount... 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z As Faber reminds us, the phrase in the Old Testament that is variously rendered as “of old” or “long ago” in different versions means, in Hebrew, something closer to “from afar.” Book Review Podcast: Michel Faber’s ‘Book of Strange New Things’ 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z He discovers, apart from her coronation robe, two books: William Tyndale's once-banned version of the New Testament and an even more subversive volume. Anne Boleyn 2010-07-29T20:29:00Z Actually it’s not Jesus-y at all, since the focus is on the Old Testament. Of Kings and Prophets: where the Bible meets Game of Thrones 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z This genre of paintings didn’t really depict history as we think of it today, but rather subject matter that was taught as history in the 17th century: Old Testament stories, mythology and allegory. A Homecoming for Dutch Masters, Thanks to an American Billionaire 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z These works would have helped the masses to visualize, remember and understand characters and events described in the New Testament. ‘Object of Devotion,’ an Exhibition of Alabaster Sculptures 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z “This region has been the center of the world for every great empire recorded in human history,” said Candida Moss, a professor of New Testament and early Christianity at the University of Notre Dame. In Syria and Iraq, Trying to Protect a Heritage at Risk 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Hitchens described the New Testament as envisioning a “Celestial Dictatorship, a kind of divine North Korea.” The Fantasy of the Deathbed Conversion 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z According to the New Testament, Jesus famously took one heck of a gap year between the ages of 12 and 30. TV highlights 27 December 2010-12-20T03:35:00Z |
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