| 单词 | sacred text |
| 例句 | He lifted one down with more reverence than he’d ever felt for the sacred texts at the abbey, blew off the dust, and began to read. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But he interrupted and said that we should never cheer after hearing sacred text recited. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z That’s a defensible choice when adapting what many see as a sacred text of Holocaust literature. | 'The Diary of Anne Frank': On PBS, Ellie Kendrick as Memoirist in Secret Annex 2010-04-09T22:10:00Z Mr. Yousif kept us moving through the shadowy chambers — highlighting one enclosure where priests’ robes were kept and another that housed sacred texts. A Nile Journey Guided by 19th-Century Women 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Mikva, who calls herself “a committed progressive Jew,” mines sacred texts and centuries of religious thought to show that it didn’t, and doesn’t, have to be this way. Three Books That Gaze Upward to Heaven and Inward to the Heart 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z These musicians we loved so much, who had been our sacred texts on dark nights of the soul, were dying, while we were dying on the inside. Notes from a Hollywood divorce: 'We had a primal connection. But we hung by a thread for years' 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z “It’s like, ‘Did you learn nothing from the sacred texts of your elders?!?’” The return of the going-out top 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Old styles become sacred texts used for indoctrination. Critic?s Notebook: ASAP Rocky, New York Rapper With a Hint of Elsewhere 2011-10-12T22:28:45Z Having decided to spoof the implicit colonialism of the missionary position and the palpable fabrications of sacred texts, it then endorses the idea that humans have a built-in bias towards belief. The Book of Mormon – review 2013-03-21T23:00:02Z “I had to be careful because the movie is a bit of a sacred text, and I don’t really do sacred,” Mr. Minchin said. Tim Minchin Puts Emotion on Broadway. Just Don’t Call Him Sentimental. 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Mr. McGregor remains intensely responsive to the slightly strange fusion of sacred text and tone, with jazzy undercurrents in “Chichester Psalms.” Review: An American in London (Bernstein, That Is) 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Renz accomplished that feat, in one case, by fitting a sacred text to a gigue that originally accompanied a drinking song. Music Review: Early Music New York With Frederick Renz - Review 2011-12-26T22:37:30Z Since its founding in the mid-1970s, the Wooster Group has been performing acts of blessed profanation on sacred texts, including Chekhov’s “Three Sisters,” Eugene O’Neill’s “The Emperor Jones” and Racine’s “Phèdre.” Review: ‘Cry, Trojans!’ Is the Wooster Group’s Take on ‘Troilus and Cressida’ 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Later on Friday Muslims celebrate Laylat al-Qadr, or Night of Power, on which they believe that the sacred text of the Koran was revealed to the Prophet Mohammad by Allah. In Jerusalem, thousands pray at Al-Aqsa on last Friday of Ramadan 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Like other sacred texts, the film invites doctrinal arguments and esoteric inquiries. Review: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Tries to Honor the Original and to Slip Free of It 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z They are simultaneously sacred texts and works of art, three illuminated Byzantine-era manuscripts that are more than 1,000 years old and that for decades have been part of a heralded collection at Princeton University. Church Leaders Sue Princeton Over ‘Stolen’ Manuscripts 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z This is particularly true on “Newermind,” which shows artists struggling with how to handle a sacred text. Critic?s Notebook: Paying Tribute to Nirvana and the Strokes 2011-08-02T22:42:15Z The LA band played their taut, frill-free 1991 Black Album, a sacred text of metal, in reverse track order: as ever, applauding it felt like clapping a piece of high-tensile industrial machinery. Download festival – review 2012-06-11T10:03:00Z Certain books in the Bible are shared by Judaism, and some stories also appear in different forms in the Koran, the sacred text of Islam. For Easter the Eastern Orthodox way, fasting comes before feasting 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Some defer to others: they are commenting on sacred texts. Exhibition Review: ‘Crossing Borders’ Opens at the Jewish Museum 2012-09-15T00:26:51Z “Too many believers and nonbelievers alike now read these sacred texts in a doggedly literal manner that is quite different from the more inventive and mystical approach of premodern spirituality,” Armstrong writes. What Is the Meaning of Sacred Texts? 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Was she worried about treading on what many readers consider sacred text? A Provocative New Novel Reimagines the Anne Frank Story 2013-08-30T22:06:01Z Half of that is the narrative I’m creating, the quotes and sacred text. Rev. Roxy Is Serious About Marriages and Helping Make Them Work 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z For many golfers Michael Murphy’s 1972 novel, “Golf in the Kingdom,” is practically a sacred text. A Mystical Novel of Golf Makes It to the Movies 2011-07-25T16:29:48Z Some will fear, Mr. Luhrmann acknowledged, that he is violating a sacred text. Baz Luhrmann Puts ?The Great Gatsby? Into 3-D 2012-01-16T22:51:46Z Each religion aggressively reinterpreted its predecessors, accepting its sacred texts but radically altering their implications and meanings. Exhibition Review: Abraham?s Progeny, and Their Texts 2010-10-22T22:50:00Z As a historian of religion, I often return to the Gnostic Gospels, an astonishing cache of more than fifty sacred texts, discovered in Egypt, in 1945. Finding the Heart 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z One of the things this show does really well is it makes it clear that there is no one sacred text. "I bake for every emotion" — Zoë François on finding connection through cake 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Some Bible-believing Christians play fast and loose with their sacred text. 11 kinds of Bible verses Christians love to ignore 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z “When I set a sacred text, I enter it with all my heart. But I’m more a supporter than a specific believer. I have a problem signing on dotted lines.” The Composer Who Owns Christmas 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z She relates to pop music in the ways those shows do — treating it as a historical inspiration pool and also a sacred text. New Music: Albums From Neko Case, Ariana Grande, Gorguts and Chelsea Wolfe 2013-09-02T21:24:22Z A strong acrobatic class is the best way to get New York type-A personalities on the mat, and then the class is peppered with song and chanting and philosophy and ancient sacred texts.” Heavy Metal Rocker Now Lifts Spirits as the Yogi Raghunath 2012-11-14T21:39:45Z Pop-up festivals, read-in events, live poetry slams, community events, 100 authors in 100 libraries and more celebrate the power of the written word, from sacred texts to Edwin Morgan, at home and abroad. This week's new events 2012-11-24T00:04:02Z Inspired by Mr. Zorn’s visit to Newgrange, an ancient burial site in Ireland cannily designed to admit daylight on the winter solstice, the piece included passages from “The Song of Amergin,” a Celtic sacred text. Music Review: John Zorn’s ‘Sacred Voices’ at the Guggenheim Museum 2013-06-24T21:20:40Z They were certainly not fools – they knew that translating a sacred text is just the beginning: you need to apply and interpret it. The King James Bible's language lessons 2011-02-18T12:59:49Z What the French traveler and diplomat Alexis de Tocqueville described as "individualism" had a profound influence on biblical interpretation and the way laypeople read the sacred text. Cherry-picking the Bible and using verses out of context has been done for centuries 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Armstrong, an acclaimed religion scholar, uses a wide lens in her latest book, focusing on the role of sacred texts, or scripture, across a variety of faiths. 13 Books to Watch For in November 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z The program’s four works explored Ms. Saariaho’s interests in medieval arts and sacred texts from all religions. Review: A Composer’s Mystical Music Gets the Space It Demands 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z She brings those rubbings into the darkroom and exposes them by flashlight, creating images with the self-evidentiary power of photograms and the evocative magnitude of sacred text. What to see in L.A. galleries: Hot-button greeting cards, mesmerizing photograms 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The majority of Americans, whether or not they will ever read it or not, view it as a piece of sacred text, that is genius. We treat the Constitution like a religious text, with women’s bodies on the line 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z As the faiths spread, translations of sacred texts were needed; complex “polyglot” editions developed in which translations might appear in columns beside the original text or interwoven between its lines. Exhibition Review: Abraham?s Progeny, and Their Texts 2010-10-22T22:50:00Z Woe to the performer who takes liberties with words that he views almost as sacred texts. Music Review: Michael Feinstein and Barbara Cook at Feinstein?s - Review 2011-12-01T23:43:15Z Although it’s not divine revelation, the show, like many sacred texts, highlights men and women whose human frailties do not define them. Can "Game of Thrones" teach us about the meaning of life? 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z And if that isn’t bad enough, she’s a devotee of the Objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand, whose “The Virtue of Selfishness” becomes Heidi’s “sacred text.” What if We Pursued Vigilante Justice on Reality TV? 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z "This is almost like a sacred text," Jackson said. Where everybody knows your name: 'Cheers' coming to stage 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z In one scene, Nazis invade the ghetto’s synagogue and begin mishandling sacred texts and manuscripts. Review | Lisa Scottoline’s latest novel, ‘Eternal,’ is not a thriller but is thrilling nonetheless 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Patel gets to make the most of this when, at his lowest point, he spontaneously cracks Kirsten's sacred text, peers at a page and bellows, "So pretentious!" HBO Max's must-watch "Station Eleven" brings comfort and joy after the eerily familiar apocalypse 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Mr. Haber later discovered that this was in protest of his use of a female soloist to sing sacred texts — taboo for some observant Jews. Whispers of an Italian-Jewish Past Fill a Composer’s Music 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z And it must simultaneously please — or at least not offend — a generation that treats the original as sacred text. Will the new 'Vacation' make Clark Griswold proud? 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z The Getty is also planning to borrow drawings, textiles and other artifacts that Europeans bought or were given at the caves, including a ninth-century printing of the Diamond Sutra, an ancient sacred text. Getty Center to Recreate the Cave Temples of Dunhuang 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z My major outrage was the abuse of sacred symbols and sacred texts. ‘This can’t be happening’: An oral history of 48 surreal, violent, biblical minutes in Washington 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z “Tehillim” and “Traveler’s Prayer” contrasted how Reich has approached sacred text over the past four decades. Steve Reich, Busy as Ever, Enters His Late Period 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Outside the perspective of the sacred texts, in the field of bioethics, donation is not condoned, nor is it necessarily seen as pure evil. Selling my eggs to make rent 2013-02-03T18:00:00Z It’s one of the holiest times in the Islamic calendar, commemorating the revelation of the Quran, Islam’s sacred text. Sumatra: Seeking serenity in a place of prayer 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z “Today we consider scores as sacred texts, but they were really working documents.” Puccini’s ‘Madama Butterfly’ Returns to the Scene of a Disastrous Opening 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Some supplant others: sacred texts of one faith argue against those of another. Exhibition Review: ‘Crossing Borders’ Opens at the Jewish Museum 2012-09-15T00:26:51Z Seated at his preferred Bösendorfer concert grand, Schiff seemed not so much directly channeling the spirit of Schubert as delivering a sermon based on sacred texts. Review | Andras Schiff graces the faithful with a recital akin to a religious experience 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z In a late 15th-century Book of Hours, images of the Virgin Mary and sacred texts are surrounded by marginal figures — monks playing blind man’s bluff and boys playing a form of hockey. Medieval Europeans had noses, eyes and ears — and they used them 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z Some people take the Ballads as sacred texts, which can become a problem. Anaïs Mitchell on Child Ballads: 'They're so beautiful, so strange and weird. That's the poetry of it' 2013-02-08T07:00:05Z Beyond the portico is a hypostyle hall whose columns are inscribed with sacred texts and hymns. A Nile Journey Guided by 19th-Century Women 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z We’re not superstitious people, but we wonder if tampering with a sacred text has anything to do with the string of bad luck that Mr. Jackson has experienced during production of his “Hobbit” films. ArtsBeat: Tempting Fate and Tolkien Purists, Peter Jackson Adds Orlando Bloom to 'The Hobbit' 2011-05-27T18:57:42Z And the novel’s canonical status, the way it’s practically the sacred text of American lit, makes it an ideal specimen for the show’s peculiar form of magic: it brings the book back to life. Heard Any Good Books Lately, Zelda? 2010-09-30T17:16:00Z Hollywood Nightmare No 1" and I, the writer, became daunted by the madness, my sister sought to steel my nerve by quoting sacred text from the La-la Land bible: "Remember, it ain't show art. Django Unchained: is its portrayal of slavery too flippant? 2013-01-10T21:00:04Z Some of the play’s characters pray continuously, so Ms. Auerbach set sacred texts as sung psalms, which form a framework for the piece. ‘The Blind,’ Lera Auerbach’s Opera, Confronts Isolation 2013-07-05T17:16:44Z “The idea that there is some sacred text that an audience is receiving is a fallacy,” he said in an interview in his office, where a big sign reading “Yes” hangs over the desk. Translating Shakespeare? 36 Playwrights Taketh the Big Risk 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Kent, he added, “gave us the freedom to just be those people — that it wasn’t a sacred text, that this was about human beings, not a dried-up historical piece.” Filming Eugene O’Neill When the Elements (and Investors) Don’t Cooperate 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z The show introduces “the book of Oedipus” as though it were a sacred text in a religious service. Review: An impassioned musical revival of 'The Gospel at Colonus' draws from the book of Oedipus 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Authorities said torn pages of the the sacred text with blasphemous content allegedly scribbled on them in red marker ink, were found near a Christian community. Pakistan: More than 100 arrested after churches burned 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Swedish officials repeatedly have condemned the desecrations and have also debunked claims that the government in Sweden grants permission for people to burn Islam’s sacred text or other religious books, Sweden calls for vigilance abroad after Quran desecrations and protests 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z Some Haredi politicians even worry the crisis could derail their ambition to enshrine in law an exemption for their community from military conscription to allow their young men to study Judaism's sacred texts. Israel's Orthodox Haredim seek to avoid being pulled into national crisis 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z The Davis School District, which educates 72,000 students north of Salt Lake City, said in a statement on Tuesday that its board had determined the sacred text was age-appropriate for all district libraries. Utah school district returns the Bible to shelves after appeals and outcry 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Their temples have the appearance and feel of a Sikh gurdwara, with the sacred text, the Guru Granth Sahib, installed as the focal point in the main prayer hall. Casteless utopia: California religious group backs bill to ban caste discrimination 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z The Quran is the most sacred text of Islam. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The sacred texts of the Indo- Europeans, the Vedas, were the basis on which the religion of Hinduism was built, and their social organization formed the basis for the Hindu caste system. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The voice pirouettes and crip walks, flows and bends like alien cadences from an advanced civilization where “Dolemite” is revered as sacred text. The (un)holy gospel of Suga Free 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z “I read his poetry like sacred text. It’s really, really helpful to me, helps me,” Merchant says. Natalie Merchant emerges from darkness with nothing but love 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Among his enemies, Putin charged, “even the sacred texts are subjected to doubt.” Opinion | Putin pitches the American right with an ungodly invocation of God 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z Selectively, here and there perhaps, in much the same way that vastly different religious practices claim to honor the same sacred text. From Bush to Trump to Jan. 6: The rise and fall of "constitutional conservatism" 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Giorgia Meloni, the nationalist politician who is the front-runner to become Italy’s next prime minister, sees “The Lord of the Rings” not just as a series of novels but as a sacred text. Your Thursday Briefing 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z More than just her favorite book series, “The Lord of the Rings” was also a sacred text. Hobbits and the Hard Right: How Fantasy Inspires Italy’s Potential New Leader 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Highlights of the tuneful, whimsical songs include the sex-themed “Minimum Intervals,” which culminates in a sly musical climax, and “Truth Doesn’t Live in a Book,” about sacred text, religious oral tradition and dogma. Review | A tale of love and refuge in Theater J’s ‘Old Stock’ klezmer musical 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Members of the faith make up a majority of Utah’s population and many were offended to hear a U.S. senator politicize parts of their sacred texts. In Utah, a loyal Trump ally faces GOP primary challengers 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z “Into the calm of soul being walks the soul of our dear Philip,” the priest said, reading from a hand-transcribed book of sacred texts. ‘Being the Smoke’: One Man’s Choice to Be Cremated Under the Open Sky 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z And that means treating the Constitution not as a sacred text from another era, but as an adaptable framework for an ever-growing and changing society. Opinion | Why Can’t We Make Women’s Equality the Law of the Land? 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z She compared the Nebra disc to a visible version of a sacred text. Nebra Sky Disc: British Museum to display world's 'oldest map of stars' 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z It became her mission to find out what happened to the descendants of the Bible and return the sacred text to its rightful lineage. A family hid their Bible in an attic as Nazis invaded. Almost 80 years later, it was reunited with the family’s heirs 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Every morning he wakes up to recite sacred texts. For US teen Buddhist lama, it’s faith, school, football 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z The world’s ancient sacred texts are packed with tales of such disasters and the stories of those who suffered. Review | When climate catastrophes spark religious turmoil 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z “Producing a Bible, packaged together to take the sacred text of Christianity and include the documents of American civil religion will exacerbate the problems of Christian nationalism in a segment of Christianity,” he said. Evangelical protests force publisher out of project that critics call a ‘Trump Bible’ 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Supreme Court found that the Ten Commandments "are undeniably a sacred text" and "the pre-eminent purpose for posting the Ten Commandments on schoolroom walls is plainly religious in nature." North Dakota governor signs law allowing Ten Commandments to be posted in public schools 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z I can’t quite explain why I felt the need to add to the sacred text of an old Irish graveyard. Opinion | I Brought My Mother Home to Ireland 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z That means that the sacred text "wasn't 'set in stone' for a long time," Lawler said. What the newly-discovered Dead Sea Scrolls tell us about history 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z A caste system endures because it is often justified as divine will, originating from a sacred text or the presumed laws of nature, reinforced throughout the culture and passed down through the generations. America's 'untouchables': the silent power of the caste system 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z A caste system endures because it is often justified as divine will, originating from sacred text or the presumed laws of nature, reinforced throughout the culture and passed down through the generations. America’s Enduring Caste System 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Historically, the two modes of portraying religion in games are literal interpretations of sacred texts and stories, like “Bible Adventures,” or ornamental set dressing, like in the “Assassin’s Creed” series. Perspective | ‘The Last of Us Part II’ points toward a more honest portrayal of religion in gaming 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z “If democracy is America’s civic religion, then its sacred text is the Declaration of Independence,” said Martin Kaplan, a USC expert on media and society. The July 4 speeches that helped define what America is — or what it should be 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z But some Islamic legal scholars and activists argue that the guardianship exception is based on tradition and interpretations, and is not found in the words of the Quran or sacred texts. A Daughter Is Beheaded, and Iran Asks if Women Have a Right to Safety 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z "The President just used a Bible, the most sacred text of the Judeo-Christian tradition … as a backdrop for a message antithetical to the teachings of Jesus," she said. Yale psychiatrist: Trump's "displays of false strength" foreshadow plan to question election results 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z “We hold the teachings of our sacred texts to be so, so grounding to our lives and everything we do,” said the Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington. Opinion | This country desperately needs a leader who knows the difference between tough and strong 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z “We hold the teachings of our sacred texts to be so, so grounding to our lives and everything we do, and it is about love of neighbor and sacrificial love and justice.” Bishop 'outraged' over Trump's church photo op during George Floyd protests 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z "We hold the teachings of our sacred texts to be so, so grounding to our lives and everything we do, and it is about love of neighbor and sacrificial love and justice." Trump declares himself "ally to all peaceful protesters," threatens to crush them with troops 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Okawa also introduced the sacred text of a new ritual purported to miraculously cure the disease. Inside the Fringe Japanese Religion That Claims It Can Cure Covid-19 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Where in these sacred texts is supporting cruelty held up as the path to a right relationship with the God these Trump supporters claim to revere? Opinion | A split among evangelicals 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z And despite the book’s title, she doesn’t satisfactorily explain why the art is “lost” or the sacred texts need “rescuing.” Review | The art and ambiguity of the world’s scriptures 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z And, yes, he added, Jews’ sacred texts tell them that they are connected to fellow Jews, as one people, wherever they live. Is Judaism an ethnicity? A race? A nationality? Trump signs an order and provokes an identity crisis. 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z But Americans do, having suddenly and belatedly awakened to turmeric’s health benefits, some 3,000 years after they were first set down in the Atharva Veda, one of Hinduism’s foundational sacred texts. How Spices Have Made, and Unmade, Empires 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z “Worshiping the Constitution as a sacred text is not patriotism, it’s fanaticism,” she warns. What will we make of our moment? 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z DNA was once taught as a sacred text handed faithfully down the generations. How science has shifted our sense of identity 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z From Israel she jumps to India for the origins of the Vedas, and then over to China for the earliest scriptures, in the modern sense of written sacred texts: oracle bones. Review | The art and ambiguity of the world’s scriptures 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Fans of beloved books are the toughest audience when their sacred texts are made into movies — especially ones that deviate even slightly from the source material. The 24 films everyone will be talking about this summer 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Mark Holland, a supporter of the One Church Plan, held up the Bible beneath “The Book of Discipline” to illustrate his feelings that opponents were placing church rules over sacred text. United Methodist Church vote keeps gay clergy, marriage bans 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Democrats and Republicans alike worship the document as a sacred text, indulging a delirious sentimentality which was the precise opposite of what the framers envisioned as the necessary basis for responsible government. Guns v grief: inside America’s deadliest cultural chasm 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z And imagine what would happen if those for whom the Bible serves as sacred text started taking its prohibition against killing seriously! Dear Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Please Work to End War 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z This Bible is aware of how much awareness reading a sacred text demands. How to Read the Good Books 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z The researchers say it shows women were more involved in the illumination of sacred texts than previously thought. Blue tooth reveals hidden medieval artist 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z They appealed to religious precepts; most of the farmers practice Sikhism, whose sacred text emphasizes the holiness of nature. India is trying to prevent apocalyptic air pollution. Step 1: Stop farmers from burning their fields. 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z According to him, Jihadist Salafism combined “respect for the sacred texts in their most literal form . . . with an absolute monomania for jihad, whose primary target was America, perceived as the greatest enemy of the faith.” Inside the Saudi terror machine: Understanding Wahhabism and Salafism 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z At Harvard, she studied Charlotte Brontë’s “Jane Eyre” as a sacred text. Reinventing religion — with romance novels 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Throughout, he uses a form of interpretation familiar to any reader of contemporary apologetics for ancient sacred texts. How to Read the Good Books 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z For more arts happenings, check out my Datebook, which includes a show of illuminated sacred texts and the dreamlike visions of a Chicana painter. Essential Arts & Culture: Opera gets nuclear, a Boyle Heights exodus, a ballet honors Isadora Duncan 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z It is now putting this rare document on display with other examples of illuminated sacred texts, including a Christian Bible and a Koran. Datebook: A Chicana artist's pastels on paper, sacred books from the Middle Ages and wearable paper jewelry An assumption is woven into our sacred texts: that the experiences of women don’t matter. Opinion | The Bible’s #MeToo Problem 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z Imam Doudi and his lawyer insist that many of his preachings are merely stock phrases taken directly from Islam’s sacred texts and are not meant to be taken literally. Too Radical for France, a Muslim Clergyman Faces Deportation 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z When reading other people’s sacred texts, we too easily glide past difficulties, or propose aesthetic interpretations, in ways that lead us away from the obvious intentions. How to Read the Good Books 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z After scouring sacred texts regarding speech impairment, Ms. Shulman began meeting with rabbis in Israel and the U.S. to educate a broad swath of communities about aphasia and to suggest strategies for supporting speech-impaired worshipers. Learning to Pray When Words Fail 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Designers, regardless of their industry, always seem to have Pantone’s color books within reach, like some sacred text of a secret society. What Is the Perfect Color Worth? 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z We don’t want a president who treats the hallowed house where Abraham Lincoln once wrote the nation’s most sacred texts as the set of a cheesy reality show. Opinion | Trump Shows Us the Way 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Would we attend a church whose sacred texts consign Latinos to inferior roles? #MeToo isn’t enough. Now women need to get ugly | Barbara Kingsolver 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z No wonder our versions of the sacred texts should be so interlineated, so discursive, so likely to refer back and forth among other texts—so enmeshed in literary commentary. How to Read the Good Books 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Russ Parish, a congregate at United Hebrew Congregation, said each faith community represented at the event understands the importance of sacred text. Faiths celebrate St. John’s Bible at Arkansas hospital 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z Russ Parish, a congregate at United Hebrew Congregation, said each faith community represented at the event understands the importance of sacred text. Faiths celebrate St. John’s Bible at Arkansas hospital 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z "The best and most significant moments of this film are so explicitly progressive - so heretically violent towards the sacred texts of Hollywood's greatest saga - that they almost border on the surreal," Indiewire's David Ehrlich wrote. The Last Jedi: The most divisive film ever? 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Islam is a religion whose sacred text books contain many literal statements of hate speech towards non-believers that directly inspire terrorists. In Brexit-Era London, a Mosque Sits Between Two Types of Hate 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z We can use the new media to make the study of sacred texts globally accessible. Perspective | The Protestant Reformation was 500 years ago. What needs reform in American religion today? 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Ever since his razor-thin victory, Democratic operatives — and more than a few Republican ones — have studied his tactics in detail, turning his campaign into a nearly sacred text. Opinion | JFK’s pioneering election campaign and its reverberations through the years 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z “Still, this is a sacred text. It’s not like it’s some ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul.’ ” Travels of the Original A.A. Manifesto 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z "I was appalled," said Jonathan Schuler, who found the sacred texts in the toilets. Korans found in toilets at University of Texas at Dallas - BBC News 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z As we have seen, jihadis do not descend into violence after poring over sacred texts. Who are the new jihadis? 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Three people broke into a Brooklyn synagogue on Sunday and stole nine sacred texts valued at over $200,000. Valuable Sacred Texts Stolen From Brooklyn Synagogue 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z “The common refrain, repeated across the Jewish, Christian and Muslim sacred texts, is that we must care for the most vulnerable,” she said. Analysis | GOP lawmaker: The Bible says ‘if a man will not work, he shall not eat’ 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Today he’s not exactly a model parishioner: Among the harmful distractions he identifies in “Pure Comedy’s” title track are “sacred texts written by woman-hating epileptics.” At home with Father John Misty: 'I'm basically a meme at this point' 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Drawing from sacred texts that teach loving thy neighbor and welcoming the stranger, churches and synagogues committed acts of civil disobedience by housing immigrants fleeing civil wars in Central America. Immigration activist allowed to remain in United States for another year 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Tennessee’s governor last year vetoed legislation naming the Bible as that state’s official book, saying he believed it trivialized something he considered sacred text. Arkansas panel endorses naming Bible state’s official book 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z “There’s a lot of guidance and even prophetic truth in simply gathering and setting your sights to sacred texts in how we’re to live as a society,” she said. Some upset over National Cathedral’s decision to participate in Trump’s inauguration 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z “Above all, we convey the sense of how artists from north Africa to Afghanistan found different ways to honor the same sacred text of Islam.” The Art of the Qur’an – landmark exhibit shows holy book as text and work of art 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z If Susannah is cast, there might be public outcry over allowing an adulteress to sing a sacred text. At Taproot, the story of Handel and his ‘Joyful Noise’ 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z It was decided to top the easternmost steeple with the prophet who Mormons believe directed founder Joseph Smith to sacred texts inscribed upon gold plates. At the Mormon Temple, a golden angel comes down to Earth 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z The extraordinary dynamism of Ozick’s thinking and writing derives from the conviction that thinking and writing, the study of certain sacred texts, are not merely ends in themselves but matters of survival. Cynthia Ozick’s Long Crusade 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z “This is almost like a sacred text,” Jackson said. Where everybody knows your name: 'Cheers' coming to stage 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z It seems to be "a sacred text that may reveal to us parts of the belief system of the Etruscans". Etruscan stone could help unravel enigma of one of Italy's first civilizations 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z The Republican governor last week turned back the bill over constitutional concerns and because of concerns the measure “trivializes” what he considers a sacred text. Tennessee House Fails to Override Veto of Bible as State Book 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Republican Gov. Bill Haslam vetoed the bill, citing constitutional issues and his own belief that the legislation “trivializes” the “sacred text.” Tennessee Wasn't First State to Attempt to Make the Bible the Official State Book 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z The Republican governor last week turned back the bill over constitutional concerns and because of the measure “trivializes” what he considers a sacred text. Tennessee lawmakers to vote on override of Bible bill veto 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Haslam, who considered entering a seminary before deciding to join the family truck stop business after college, said in his veto message that the bill “trivializes the Bible, which I believe is a sacred text.” Tennessee governor vetoes Bible bill 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Haslam, who considered entering a seminary before deciding to join the family truck stop business after college, said in his veto message that the bill "trivializes the Bible, which I believe is a sacred text." Tennessee Governor Vetoes Bible Bill 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z “My personal feeling is that this bill trivializes the Bible, which I believe is sacred text,” said Haslam, a Republican. Tennessee governor vetos law to make Bible the official state book 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z "My personal feeling is that this bill trivializes the Bible, which I believe is sacred text," Haslam, a Republican, wrote. Tennessee governor vetoes law christening Bible as official book 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z I can swear on a stack of Faith of the Seven sacred texts that it wasn’t the sex scenes that kept me tuned in. The Raw Appeal of “Game of Thrones” 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z “If a Wiccan, Muslim or Satanist public school teacher were to try to put their sacred texts on their desk . . . they would likely be shut down.” These Christian teachers want to bring Jesus into public schools 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z Like fundamentalists in other faiths, he was intent on adhering unfailingly to God’s “true” commandments, as determined by a rigorously literal interpretation of his church’s earliest and most sacred texts. The Fundamental Religious Views That Inspired the Oregon Militia 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Inside, we saw ranks of butter lamps burning before golden Buddhas on an altar flanked by gaily painted shelves of sacred texts bound in bright silk. Clinic in the Clouds 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z His knowledge of the sacred texts is limited. Anti-Muslim rhetoric isn’t brave 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z The original "Wizard of Oz," remains sacred text to mainstream audiences. 'The Wiz Live!' on NBC seeks to evoke 2015, not 1975 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z The Bible and sacred texts are written in high German. Public schools find niche with Hutterite colonies 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z And he was no less intent on adhering to the “true” commandments of his country’s earliest and most sacred texts, as well. The Fundamental Religious Views That Inspired the Oregon Militia 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Much of the meaning people find, as “Belief” illustrates, is in line with the traditional wisdom of the world’s religions and sacred texts. Oprah’s new ‘Belief’ series shows how dramatically the nature of faith is shifting 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Torn pages of the Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred text of the Sikh religion that many in Punjab follow, were found in a nearby village three days ago. Two Killed in Religious Protests in India 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z But in what sacred text, exactly, are such fusty statutes written? There Was Nothing Wrong With That Jose Bautista Bat Flip 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z We must train a generation of religious leaders and educators who embrace the world in its diversity and sacred texts in their maximal generosity. How to Defeat Religious Violence 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z We sang, in a language few of us truly understand, our praise for the sacred text. Religion is like sex – it can seem absurd, but it works | Jonathan Freedland 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z As a living embodiment of Judaism’s most sacred text, every person is a letter. As Jewish New Year nears, a young congregation has its first Torah 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z There is no reason to believe they thought they were writing a sacred text to which all subsequent generations of Americans were bound by a process that amounts to divining a singular “intent.” Meet the Tea Party’s evangelical quack: David Barton is Glenn Beck’s favorite “historian” 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z The Mormon Church released photographs on Tuesday of a so-called "seer stone" that members believe was used by the Utah-based faith's founder, Joseph Smith, to write the Book of Mormon, its principal sacred text. Photos of Mormon Church founder's 'seer stone' seen for first time 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z A practicing Muslim, he involved himself in the country’s broader culture, studying Indian classical music and, a biographer said, committing to memory sections of the Bhagavad Gita, one of Hinduism’s most sacred texts. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Ex-President Who Pushed a Nuclear India, Dies at 83 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z But it demanded back-breaking cheap labor, and Southern planters justified it morally on the basis of a repulsive and inhumane belief system that was blatantly at odds with their own sacred texts. Founding myths with poisonous roots 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z While James’ annual Historical Baseball Abstract was the bible for the sabermetric crowd, the Harvey Pollack Statistical Yearbook was the sacred text for hoops quants. How NBA Statistics Guru Harvey Pollack Changed Basketball 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z "The Bible is undeniably a sacred text of the Christian faith," he wrote. Tennessee Moves to Make Bible Its State Book 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Students — 90 percent from outside Wyoming — all enroll in a single program of liberal-arts study that includes sacred texts and Great Books, leadership courses and expeditions into the Wind River mountains. To Keep Free of Federal Reins, Wyoming Catholic College Rejects Student Aid 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z While the overall message of the Quran is unchanging, say Muslim reformers, new generations must find their own readings of the sacred texts. Muslim Women Fight to Redefine Islam in Terms of Equality 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z In a way, this was the kind of ruling Santorum should like: the high court’s majority said it’s not the government’s job to promote one religion’s sacred text to children. Santorum on Bibles in schools: 'Yes we can' 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z "The symbolism of this, they are in some of the sacred texts even, in the Bible they are mentioned," she said. UNESCO Calls Destruction of Ancient Iraq Site 'War Crime' 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z He wants to rely on the resources of faith—prayer and fasting, invocations of the sacred texts of the world’s great religions, and popular devotions and religious observances. How Pope Francis’s Vatican Got Its Political Swagger Back 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Rather, Tayler argues, it is inscribed in the very sacred texts of the world’s largest religious traditions. The Quran isn’t the problem: Violent extremism is about more than just sacred texts 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Its principles are non-authoritarian and decentralised, with no sacred text or official founder. Iceland's pagans reach new height with first temple 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z All religious traditions succumb at certain times to an internal religious dynamic in which sacred texts are misused by extremist elements. Obama's Prayer Breakfast Speech Was Right on Point 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z In a passage from Upanishads, the ancient and sacred texts of Hinduism, the writer proposes this thought about desire: What entrepreneurial desire do you possess? 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Witnesses described panic and pandemonium during the storming of the synagogue, with the dead and wounded crumpling to the floor, still clutching sacred texts. Jerusalem synagogue attack: 'Lone wolf' pattern seen in deadly assault 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z Chief patient experience officers treat these survey results like sacred texts. New hospital job: Patient satisfaction officer In his address on Saturday, Modi invoked the "ancient wisdom" of India's Vedic era, during which Hinduism's most sacred texts were written. India's Modi jabs at Pakistan, encourages yoga in U.N. address 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z It’s a group of what is known as “Salafist jihadists” committed to what they see as the original meaning of the sacred texts of Islam, including the Quran. ISIS's Enemy List: 10 Reasons the Islamic State Is Doomed Few sacred texts confuse monolingual thinkers as badly as the Gospels, where Hebrew and Aramaic seem to be repeatedly confused. Jesus’ language more complicated than experts claim 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z It is an essential part of each of our spiritual traditions and sacred texts. The family is the school of love, and parents are the teachers 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z When discussions in sacred texts become difficult to defend as historical they are defended as metaphorical. How Atheism Helped Create the Modern World [Excerpt] 2014-03-14T13:50:00Z Passages from sacred texts must be taken in context. UKIP peer's Muslim 'terror' warning 2013-11-20T10:45:55Z Hubbard told me that a favorite book in high school was Friedrich Hayek’s “Road to Serfdom,” a 1944 treatise against big government that remains a sacred text among conservatives, including Paul Ryan. Larry Summers and Glenn Hubbard Square Off on Our Economic Future 2013-05-02T09:01:08Z The texts are known collectively as the Afghan Geniza, a Hebrew term for a repository of sacred texts and objects. Documents Illuminate Jewish Life in Ancient Muslim Empire 2013-01-15T01:25:55Z Confucian temples were destroyed and sacred texts of his teachings were burned. Confucius Makes a Comeback in China 2012-11-02T01:01:37Z Like Jewish and Christian scriptures, Islam’s sacred texts speak of divine retribution as well as of God’s mercy. The Real Threat to Islam 2012-10-01T05:00:00Z To this day, British republicans refer to Paine's Common Sense almost as the sacred text. Why do we love our monarchy? 2012-05-29T01:45:40Z They were renowned for researches in sacred texts and lived in hopes of the coming of a new Apostle of Allah. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z For a higher reason we should beware of all theories or hypotheses which do not agree with the sacred text. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z While the documents have not been fully translated, segments of the text were discovered to be the Lotus Sutra — one of the most sacred texts in Buddhism. ?Buddha? goes to the hospital: A convergence of science, history and art 2012-03-23T12:00:00Z But it has much to do with the question whether he is a competent authority on the sacred text, even when he speaks with special emphasis and with unhesitating confidence. Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865 2012-03-23T02:00:31.587Z But monarchists have their own sacred text, written almost exactly a century afterwards. Why do we love our monarchy? 2012-05-29T01:45:40Z Clement has no formal definition of inspiration, but he loved the sacred text, and he made it the standard by which to judge all propositions. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Men were trained to give them, as the sacred text was read, sentence by sentence, in the synagogue. Outline Studies in the Old Testament for Bible Teachers 2012-03-01T03:00:24.783Z How do men suppose that such a clause as that established itself universally in the sacred text, if it be spurious? The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z Neither is it commanded in the sacred text that the priest should himself carry the bullock out of the camp. Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865 2012-03-23T02:00:31.587Z Relying upon its supposed sacred texts, people were hanged and their bodies burned for getting up storms at sea with the intent of drowning royal vermin. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z They loyally stand by the sacred text, and they give it the narrowest possible interpretation. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z Sure, it is the nation’s founding document and sacred text. Sidebar: ?We the People? Loses Appeal With People Around the World 2012-02-06T16:39:14Z They wished simply to make them a name and a rallying-point, “lest,” as the sacred text has it, “we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.” The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z Mantra, man′tra, n. a Vedic hymn of praise: the matter of the Sanhita or first division of the Veda: a sacred text used as an incantation. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Is it thus you would palter with the sacred texts? The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z The authorities from which we derive their sacred text are various ancient copies, written by hand on parchment. Ingersoll in Canada A Reply to Wendling, Archbishop Lynch, Bystander; and Others 2011-12-16T03:00:10.740Z That was the theme of Ayn Rand’s magnum opus, “Atlas Shrugged”, a sacred text for libertarians ever since it was published in 1957. Free cities: Honduras shrugged 2011-12-08T16:17:05Z There are two consecrated themes in the U.F.C.’s sacred text, and one is the claim that mixed martial arts will be the biggest sport in the world within 10 years, a notion many find unrealistic. Ultimate Fighting Championship Comes of Age Financially 2011-11-11T16:55:50Z I do not feel at liberty to enter upon such a line of interpretation; I shall therefore confine myself to what I believe to be the plain sense of the sacred text. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z Despite their disparate subjects, both books became unlikely bibles to the business world and sacred texts in a growing canon: the Library of Contrarian Wisdom. For Billy Beane, Winning Isn?t Everything 2011-09-23T18:27:07Z It was made of coral beads of the size of filberts, engraved all round with sacred texts, and the larger beads were encrusted with diamonds. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z Nevertheless, of all European countries, Italy was, perhaps, the most remarkable for the diffusion of the sacred text during the ante-Reformation period. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, April 1865 2011-07-30T02:00:17.553Z Catholic Venice was distinguished above all the other cities of Europe for the zeal with which it laboured in thus disseminating the sacred text. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, March 1865 2011-07-30T02:00:17.007Z There are also sacred texts in the Pyramids. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z R. Stephen was the first to bring together any considerable body of manuscript evidence, however negligently or capriciously he may have applied it to the emendation of the sacred text. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z Such things must be recorded for several reasons, but neither they, nor real various readings that are slenderly supported, can produce any effect in the task of amending or restoring the sacred text. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. 2011-06-30T02:00:27.850Z There is one copy of the sacred text which it is sad to miss from the collections of our Christian antiquities. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, April 1865 2011-07-30T02:00:17.553Z It was the privilege of the illustrious order of St. Dominick to give to the world the first Polyglot edition of a portion of the sacred text. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, March 1865 2011-07-30T02:00:17.007Z Evangelical Christians reject the Book of Mormon, the sacred text of the Latter Day Saint faith, and do not consider Mormons to be true Christians. Question of faith 2011-06-08T10:18:37Z It must have been a suggestion of propriety, if not a dictate of conscience, in translating and transcribing the Scriptures to exclude these profane and incongruous elements from the sacred text. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z “Whoever shall repeat, day by day, for three years, without negligence, that sacred text, shall hereafter approach the divine essence, move freely as air, and assume an ethereal form.” Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India 2011-05-31T02:00:29.133Z Department of Justice, brandishing its own sacred text — the U.S. Restricted Reading: South Carolina Jail Bans All Books Except for the Bible 2011-04-15T14:05:00Z Before nightfall, this one had set a sacred text above every door and window-place of his master’s house, and he had rolled in the silk of his master’s girdle a golden emblem of the Tathagata. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z Many consider Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” sacred text. The Bay Citizen: Trepidations Aside, ?On the Road? Becomes a Movie at Last 2011-04-15T00:50:04Z It is his province simply to track out what is the sacred text, not what, in his own feeble and partial judgement, it ought to have been.” A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z To the Fathers also, especially great exegetes like Origen, Chrysostom, Jerome, and Augustine, the Biblical student turns for light upon the meaning of the sacred text, and for knowledge of the history of its interpretation. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z If Luther and other reformers, so-called, threw out some portions of the sacred text, by what standard or criterion were they guided? Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z Most Muslims draw selectively on its tenets — in the same way that people of other faiths pick and choose from their sacred texts. Drawing U.S. Crowds With Anti-Islam Message 2011-03-08T02:00:40Z Dorotheus is one of its earliest luminaries; he is known as a Hebrew scholar, as well as a commentator on the sacred text, and he was the master of Eusebius of Cæsarea. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z The remaining Versions are of less importance in the ascertainment of the sacred text. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z And while it does not formally endorse same-sex marriage, it opposes any federal standard and opposes the federal Defense of Marriage law, a sacred text for “family values” conservatives. Some Conservatives Boycott Conference Over Gay Group?s Role 2011-01-27T20:31:50Z Sometimes they talked about the floods, anon about politics, then about sacred texts and the illuminations of the Zohar. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z Fully trained and certified, getting commissions to restore the sacred texts, and teaching students, she is aware of the importance of her work. Lady of letters 2011-01-05T06:13:31Z The craft carried a verse from the Rig Veda, a collection of sacred texts: O Moon! Books on Science: Exploring Our Relationship With the Lonely Moon 2010-12-27T22:51:19Z A bizarre and convoluted ideology, worked out to justify specific attacks on the U.S. and Egypt, has come to stand in for Islamic sacred texts and holy law. New York appeals court upholds ex-sailor's terror conviction 2010-12-21T00:30:00Z The sacred text reads: In that day shall Jehovah of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty unto the residue of his people. The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets 2010-12-20T17:11:50.233Z His series of paintings of events in the Book of Mormon, the sacred text of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has been reproduced millions of times. Arnold Friberg, Realist Painter, Is Dead at 96 2010-07-04T03:14:00Z The majority opinion in Judaism suggests that it is acceptable for a woman to write sacred texts, says Avielah, based on her study of Jewish law, but then again, not everyone accepts this view. Lady of letters 2011-01-05T06:13:31Z Monkeys are not the only permanent residents of the Jagannath Temple in Puri - there are saddhus, or holy men, who are devoted to the study of the Hindu Vedas or sacred texts. Monkeys galore 2010-02-27T12:19:00Z It is, then, to one or other of those three collections of sacred texts and the respective class of priests, that the existing Brāhmaṇas attach themselves. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" It has been well remarked that, when it suits his purpose, Dr. Colenso is at no loss to supply the omissions of the sacred text. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, August 1865 He may not learn the Vedas, and in sacrifice he must omit the sacred texts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Now here let us pause in the sacred text, and consider what it is which we have before us. The State of the Blessed Dead His bold views on the nature of inspiration, and his free handling of the sacred text, aroused the anger of the theologians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" To the Brāhman belongs the right of teaching and expounding the sacred texts, and also that of interpreting and determining the law and the rules of caste. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The spirit which prompted these changes in an early Christian scribe and reviser, has not been wanting in much later ages, though it had not a chance of tampering with our sacred texts. St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians A Practical Exposition “The use of sewing is exceeding old, As in the sacred text it is enrold: Our parents first in Paradise began.” The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries He undertook to prove the existence of demons by a series of sacred texts, beginning with the Gospels. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages The Akkadians brought with them a religious system which is shown in a collection of prayers and sacred texts found recorded in the ruins at the great library at Nineveh. History of Human Society “They do not even,” he writes, “conceal from us the most sacred texts of the Veda.” My Autobiography A Fragment No national temple arose, the priesthood of which had power to frame the national religion, to lay down rules for sacrifice, or to edit sacred texts. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems But thou—thou with thy learning—surely thou hast not been befooled by these jugglers with the sacred text? Dreamers of the Ghetto To know what the district once was, and what it is now, is to know with peculiar emphasis the meaning of the sacred text, ‘One sinner destroyeth much good.’ Leading Articles on Various Subjects But we must admit that the corruptions of the sacred text are insignificant in comparison with the deviations that we find in our own lives from the original thought of God concerning us. Memoranda Sacra Their object was to preserve the sacred text with scrupulous minuteness, and make a “fence” for the law. Hebrew Literature The history of interpretation furnishes no examples of more willful and violent perversions of the sacred text than are to be found in the writings of the abolitionists. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject To search into and expound the sacred text had become the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob, of those that had not lent ear to the siren notes of Hellenism. Jewish Literature and Other Essays There was a more severe punishment than even this awarded in Germany once, for a wilful alteration of the sacred text. Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy It would be an unwarrantable perversion of the sacred text to infer from this reply that Jesus intended to detract from the praise bestowed on His Mother. The Faith of Our Fathers The prohibition of such practices is understood in the sacred text in Deuteronomy, ch. xxv., v. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 How ready the most recent editors of the New Testament have shewn themselves to hammer the sacred text on the anvil of Codd. The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. Mark More study has been expended on the sacred text and its interpretation, and more progress made in Biblical knowledge in the last seven generations, than in all time before. The New Testament Translated From the Original Greek, With Chronological Arrangement of the Sacred Books, and Improved Divisions of Chapters and Verses. To put it otherwise, his highest ambition is to call attention to the sacred text, and let it speak. Philippian Studies Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians We have here another exemplification of the dangerous consequences attending a private interpretation of the sacred text. The Faith of Our Fathers Our hearts, who ever loved to pore On sacred text and Vedic lore, Now all to thee, beloved, turn, And for a life in forests yearn. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse According to the Parsis, Avesta means sacred text, Zend its Pehlevi translation. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Certain commentators on Genesis adopted this view, to account for the double account of the creation of woman, in the sacred text, first in Genesis i. Lilith The Legend of the First Woman These are all bold words to be spoken before the moral philosophy class of a Scotch university, while those I have underlined show a remarkable freedom of dealing with the sacred text. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 It is, therefore, a grave perversion of the sacred text to adduce these words in vindication of private interpretation of the Scriptures. The Faith of Our Fathers To Ráma's house Vaśishṭha hied, The hero's fast by rule to guide, And skilled in sacred texts to tell Each step to him instructed well. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Originally it meant the interpretation of the sacred texts descended from Zarathustra and his disciples by the successors of the prophet. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Passing from comments on prophetical passages of Scripture to those on cosmological, it was, I suppose, the common belief of ages, sustained by received interpretations of the sacred text, that the earth was immovable. The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin It is henceforth taken up by the multitude and quoted as having the authority of a sacred text. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism The traditional "education" of the entire Orient, from Morocco to China, was a mere memorizing of sacred texts combined with exercises of religious devotion. The New World of Islam Round priest and deacon, and upon Grass, ladles, flowers, the splendour shone, And the high rite, in order due, With sacred texts began anew. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse They do not, like Roman Catholics, prohibit the reading of the Zend-Avesta; nor do they, like Protestants, encourage a critical study of their sacred texts. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion It was once an opinion, for instance, drawn from the sacred text, that the Christian Dispensation was to last a thousand years, and no more; the event disproved it. The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin The music not only pays all due reverence to the sacred text, but is inspired by it, and reaches great heights of fervor and tragedy. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions Indian scholars delved into their musty chronicles and sacred texts, and proclaimed the glories of India's historic past. The New World of Islam The sacred texts are inscribed on the inner surfaces of earthenware bowls, in which water is stirred until the writing is washed off. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery Although, owing to his ignorance of Greek, he was restricted to the Vulgate, he tried to penetrate to the original meaning of the sacred texts, discarding the later commentaries. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation In the course of his studies he learnt that there were Tibetan translations of the sacred text which, though inferior in general meaning to the Chinese, were superior as literal translations. Personality in Literature It was probably thought that the actual words of the sacred text had themselves a concrete force and potency which would be lost in a translation. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II Now, however, those memories were revived, and the liberal-minded reformers were delighted to find such striking confirmation of their ideas, both in the writings of the Motazelite doctors and in the sacred texts themselves. The New World of Islam But the other blind readers found the demand for the sacred text vanishing; and people would unfeelingly interrupt them to inquire the way to the “Pickwick man.” Pickwickian Manners and Customs Another principal duty, issuing from the same revelation, is that which is commonly called fear of God, an expression very frequent in the sacred text, but which requires to be explained. A Guide for the Religious Instruction of Jewish Youth And I who had heard these things, I thought of the sacred texts:— "Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God." Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886 D abounds in instances of 'Assimilation' so unmistakably intentional, that this speedily becomes the only question, How may all these depravations of the sacred text be most satisfactorily accounted for? The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels The Lazarus ballads illustrate how the people turn Scriptural characters into living realities, by incorporating their own observations on human nature with the sacred text. A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections Consequently they do not use the Hindu sacred texts at their weddings, but repeat some verses from their own scriptures. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Even Theodoret is his disciple in the excellent concise notes he composed on the sacred text. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March There is much to favour the view that in Egypt Christian writings were treated as sacred texts, without being united into a collection of equal rank with the Old Testament. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) It is certain that one formidable source of danger to the sacred text has been its occasional obscurity. The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Of interest in Geneva, where by the hands of your great printer, Stephens, M. de Beza has done so much to advance the knowledge of the sacred text. The Long Night The department receiving greatest favor was the linguistic study of the sacred text. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology Perhaps the most obvious example is the inferior social status most sacred texts assign to women. One Common Faith And with these words, and bidding him read on, He lays on ebon desk before his son The sacred text, in golden letters writ. Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan In speaking of such a transplanted character, I may be permitted to trifle with a sacred text: The manager has said it, But it's hardly to his credit, That he is an Englishman! The Autobiography of a Play Papers on Play-Making, II After the service an old Indian walked up to the preacher, piously repeated the sacred text, and intimated that he was prepared to become the humble instrument for bringing upon his reverence the promised blessing. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure There is no distinct evidence, in the sacred text, of the annunciation of coming treachery having produced among the disciples the violent surprise and agitation represented by Leonardo. Giotto and his works in Padua An Explanatory Notice of the Series of Woodcuts Executed for the Arundel Society After the Frescoes in the Arena Chapel While different in detail and degree, the penalties prescribed by most sacred texts for acts of violence against either the commonweal or the rights of other individuals tended to be harsh. One Common Faith I will merely call attention to the fact, that if nature and the sacred text are fixed elements, this is not the case with the interpretations of theologians, and the results of geology. The Heavenly Father Lectures on Modern Atheism This is probably one of the very rarest impressions of the sacred text, in the XVth century, which is known to exist. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three Of the two hundred and nine leaves contained in this manuscript, one hundred and forty-five belong to the New Testament, containing not quite two-thirds of the sacred text. Companion to the Bible It is not in place here to enter into this discussion, and one must still admit that the common opinion agrees best with the sacred text. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil This MS. of the sacred text is in four folio volumes, and undoubtedly cannot be later than the thirteenth century. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two In the coffins of a large number of mummies have been discovered rolls of papyrus containing a sacred text which is called the Book of the Dead. The Heavenly Father Lectures on Modern Atheism The Abb� Strattman, at M�lk, had apprised me of the beauty and value of this copy--of one of the scarcest impressions of the sacred text. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three In the other portions of the sacred text these divisions are simply indicated by the appropriate spaces. Companion to the Bible At length, a great public movement amongst the divines of all denominations was projected, to collate the results of these partial recoveries of the sacred text. The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic If any MS. of the sacred text were to be estimated according to the number of the illuminations which it contained, the present would unquestionably claim precedence over every other. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two As in China the usual procedure seems to have been that an Indian pandit explained the sacred text to a native. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Even Origen, who takes such liberties when interpreting the sacred text, admits most fully that it is all of divine dictation. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution The connections of the sacred text, therefore, must be determined independently of these human distinctions. Companion to the Bible On the other hand, the liberty, accorded to every one, of instituting himself reader and commentator of the sacred text, afforded marvelous facilities for the propagation of new ideas. The Life of Jesus Among the rarest of the early-printed versions of the sacred text: and this copy happens to be a most beautiful and desirable one. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two That officials of the Church, especially as we approach the Middle Ages, had something to do with corrupting the sacred text is the belief of the authority just quoted. Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation By his "Hexapla" Origen did much to preserve the purity of the sacred text, and he may be said to have thus laid the foundations of the science of Scripture criticism. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution General remark on the various readings of the sacred text. Companion to the Bible The attributes, moreover, which the sacred text ascribes to the bhûman agree well with the highest Self. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 Izanami yielded up her life upon the birth of her son, the fire-god; or, as the sacred text declares, she "divinely retired"14 into Hades. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji In the corridors will generally be found readers surrounded by an attentive crowd to whom they recite and expound the Mahabharata or some other sacred text. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Many of their stories, taken from the sacred texts, are quite puerile and insipid. Myths and Legends of China The only legitimate criticism of the sacred text is that which has for its object to restore it, as far as possible, to its primitive form. Companion to the Bible A sacrificial act, for instance, is independent when a special result is assigned to it by the sacred texts; an act which is enjoined without such a specification is merely auxiliary to another act. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 How the happy thought That my Pauline would read—the self-same morn The self-same chapter—gave the sacred text, Though I had heard my mother read it oft, New light and import never seen before. The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems In the coffins of a large number of mummies have been discovered rolls of papyrus containing a sacred text which is called 'The Book of the Dead.' Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 The Digambaras do not admit women, go naked, and have for sacred texts later works of the fifth century A.D. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow Had the ancient critics generally adopted this uncritical method, the sacred text would long ago have fallen into irretrievable confusion. Companion to the Bible The fact of the sacred texts declaring that the Self reflected likewise shows that it is the operative as well as the material cause. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 The first question is explicitly answered in the sacred text. Notes on the Apocalypse Very true, most of the Brahmans themselves have now forgotten the correct interpretations of their sacred texts. Five Years of Theosophy Perhaps the lecturer thought himself liberal, for to men like him at the beginning of the century it would have been an offence to read the sacred texts with Sudras or Hindus of humble castes. New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments Reverence for the inspired word makes us anxious to possess the sacred text in all possible purity. Companion to the Bible However, this lecture gave such satisfaction to all those who heard it that they spread its praises abroad with notable enthusiasm, and thus compelled me to continue my interpretation of the sacred text. Historia Calamitatum My folk-lore friends look on with sadness while they view me laying profane hands on the sacred text of my originals. More English Fairy Tales The poets often devoted all their ambition to finding apt quotations from the sacred text. Chapters on Jewish Literature The text-book actually quotes sacred texts to show that caste depends on conduct, not on birth, and refers to bygone cases of promotion of heroes to a higher caste without rebirth. New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments From the above brief survey, it is manifest that none of the external divisions of the sacred text rest on any divine authority. Companion to the Bible Beyond question he had read the Bible, but he was not alarmingly familiar with the sacred text. Sydney Smith The more cumbrous and picturesque hieroglyphics were reserved for engraving on wood or stone or metal, or for the sacred texts; the ordinary book was written in hieratic. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations A large literature of glosses and commentaries has grown up round the sacred texts. A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 But it is here that all scientific knowledge fails, in any way whatever, to touch the sacred text. Creation and Its Records The original writing, which is very often the sacred text, can in general be deciphered, especially by the aid of certain chemical applications. Companion to the Bible As it led the Quakers to strange and novel conclusions, this inward light seemed to array itself in hostility to that final court of appeal for all good Protestants, the sacred text of the Bible. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty The famous formula of the priests of the Nichiren sect was being repeated over and over again to the accompaniment of drums; for in the sacred text itself lies the only authentic Way of Salvation. Kimono She nodded her head at half a dozen deal chairs and a form arrayed round the wall under a row of sacred texts and tradesmen's almanacks. The Delectable Duchy Colum, then a young student, ardently longed for a copy, and, remaining in the church after service, he daily copied a part of the sacred text. Ireland, Historic and Picturesque Superstitious, and even ridiculous, as these rules are, we have in them a satisfactory assurance of the fidelity with which the sacred text has been perpetuated. Companion to the Bible With the Puritan such gloomy and savage passions seemed to find justification in the sacred text from which he drew his rules of life. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty In the centre, on a raised platform, is a solid block of pure white marble, delicately carved with flowers and sacred texts, representing the real tomb in the vault beneath. A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood At the same time they are given a spiritual preceptor who instructs them in the sacred texts and manuals of learning. The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry For demonstrations and lectures are the sacred text of the College students. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories In these respects they have thrown much light on the sacred text. Companion to the Bible I found something written in the book at least as wonderful to me as the sacred text. Vanishing Roads and Other Essays As, since the book was open last, Along its dear and sacred text No other eyes than thine have passed— Be mine the eyes that trace it next! The Poems of Henry Timrod Several sacred texts and primary texts of religious interest are available by anonymous FTP or LISTSERV. The Online World All its conclusions were deduced from the sacred text. Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale We come next to consider the ancient divisions made in the contents of the sacred text. Companion to the Bible In Persia we have theories of geography based upon similar conceptions and embalmed in sacred texts. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom I pass over the first two odes, which have no claim to a place among 'sacred texts.' The Shih King From the Sacred Books of the East Volume 3 The sacred text aimed at him directly—at him, Augustin, still so full of lust! Saint Augustin See here a plain warrant of scripture for the sacrament of extreme unction, that any controversy against its institution would be against the express words of the sacred text in the plainest terms. The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 66: James The Challoner Revision The application of the above sources of criticism to the sacred text demands very extensive research and much sound judgment. Companion to the Bible Of even more permanent influence was his work upon the New Testament, in which he initiated the modern method of comparing manuscripts to find what the sacred text really is. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom What I shall aim at is to show that if my applications are not correct yet I am not guilty of wilfully misapplying the sacred text. 1st. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation Shinzaburo humbly thanked the high-priest; and then, taking with him the image, the sutra, and the bundle of sacred texts, he made all haste to reach his home before the hour of sunset. In Ghostly Japan To read the Bible acceptably in public, requires the application of every principle in elocution; for nowhere is Expression so richly rewarded, as in the pronunciation of the sacred text. The Canadian Elocutionist The division of the sacred text into chapters and verses is indispensable for convenience of reference. Companion to the Bible Nor was a fanatical adhesion to the mere letter of the sacred text confined to western Europe. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom With regard to the wilful misapplication of the sacred word my defence is to be made from the sacred text itself. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation Even in the sphere of exposition of sacred texts the greatest of prophets is liable to err. The Reconciliation of Races and Religions Was it curiosity, or was it desire for knowledge, that impelled him to decipher the sacred text in an unknown language at what cost soever? The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) This is the thought which prompts the man desirous of release to apply himself to the study of the sacred texts. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 These conquests had reduced the vast structures which theologians had during ages been erecting over the sacred text to shapeless ruin and rubbish: this rubbish he removed, and brought out from beneath it the reality. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom A similar sacred text, published in the "Cuneiform Inscriptions of Western Asia," Vol. Babylonian and Assyrian Literature His emendation of the sacred text was visited with the censure of the Inquisition, a circumstance which will not operate to his prejudice with posterity. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 "Systematic Theology," by A. H. Strong, D. D., has provided some rich expositions of the sacred text. The Great Doctrines of the Bible Nor does this view imply that the sacred texts have no object at all; for it is their object to put an end to the view of difference springing from avidyâ. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 Whoever studied nature studied it either openly to find illustrations of the sacred text, useful in the "saving of souls," or secretly to gain the aid of occult powers, useful in securing personal advantage. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom The absurdity of his misapplication of the sacred text mingled horribly with a sense of the insupportable anguish I knew he was causing. Laicus; Or, the Experiences of a Layman in a Country Parish. The teachers squatted in the midst, expounding the sacred text in nasal voices with a swiftness and vivacity that seemed pugnacious. The Garden of Allah The old sacred texts have begun to be scarcely comprehensible. Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 For, he says, the word Vaisvânara is used in the sacred texts in four different senses. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 For generations scholars had known that multitudes of errors had crept into the sacred text. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Once or twice Ida glanced shyly at him, and his appearance did not tend to fix her thoughts wholly on the sacred text. A Face Illumined He was not afraid of facing apparent difficulties, of admitting inconsistencies, or even errors, in the sacred text. Eminent Victorians These are indubitably comments on the sacred texts very much more modern in form than the texts themselves. Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 The primâ facie answer is that the individual Self is not an agent, since the sacred texts concerned with the Self declare that the Self does not act, while the gunas do act. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 But their ancient literature and sacred texts were carefully preserved and continued to be studied by the Semitic priests and scribes. Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition There is a story that the pupils of a sage were turned into partridges, to pick up sacred texts. Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 |
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