“The word “frustration” here—mataiotes—is the same word as the one translated as “vanity” in the book of Ecclesiastes in the Septuagint, the… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Beloved, are you willing to say this? Are you willing to give up your sins, to walk with God continually, to submit… — Andrew Murray Copy Share Image
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek;… — Isaiah Copy Share Image
Philo of Alexandria introduced in the first century what has been described as the 'Hellenizing of the Old Testament,' or the allegorical… — Philo Copy Share Image
“Tertullian thunders at women in the manner of the God of the Old Testament who once threatened to make their hair fall… — Jack Holland Copy Share Image
“shedding of blood for sacrificial purposes,— the one real and physical, the other sacramental and mystical. The former took place in the… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
“One of the things that happened when the church moved from meetings in homes to having purpose-built buildings beginning before, but accelerated… — Ben Witherington III Copy Share Image
“Marcion did not accept Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John as trustworthy, for he saw many corruptions, interpolations, and falsifications in them. And… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
“We don’t have the luxury of having the Urim and the Thummim,” Wilson said, in a nod to the stones that the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“If we just preach general doctrine and ethics from Scripture, we are not preaching the gospel. The gospel is the good news… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Here is a fundamental distinction between Judaism and Christianity. The Gospels record the miracles performed by Jesus at length, and miracles play… — Benjamin Blech Copy Share Image
Many who are convinced that God is non-violent simply dismiss the Old Testament accounts of God commanding or engaging in violence. I… — Gregory A. Boyd Copy Share Image
“Have you noticed the words which Old Testament people use when someone important calls them by name? They don't say "What?" or… — Walter Wangerin Jr Copy Share Image
Conflict is the basis of drama. I guess that goes back as long as time has existed as far as mankind is… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
Would you say that any one sacred book is superior to all others in the world? ... I say the New Testament,… — Max Muller Copy Share Image
“The cat jumped out of Willie’s arms and bounded up the stanze. The gallery fell into a hush as the cat crawled… — Thomas S. Klise Copy Share Image
“The Great Cloud of Witnesses The writer of Hebrews wrote about the active pursuit of a faith that embraces discipleship: Therefore, since… — Bill Hull Copy Share Image
Old Testament, is really one of the most wickedest books you'll ever come across. God is an insecure, rage-filled hybrid of Bobby… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
How do you view God in a desert? There's two types of birds. There's vultures, and there's hummingbirds. One lives off dead… — Brian Houston Copy Share Image
“Jesus was not merely a messenger of revelation from God (like all the other prophets), but was himself the source of revelation… — Wayne A. Grudem Copy Share Image
The number of children who are born subsequent to a first abortion who have handicaps has increased dramatically. Why? Because when you… — Bob Marshall Copy Share Image
“The exiled Jews who settled in Babylonia were able to maintain their identity, in part because they were allowed to practice their… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Canonical exegesis may be defined as the interpretation of individual components of the canon in the context of the canon as a… — F.F. Bruce Copy Share Image
Family life in Western society since the time of the Old Testament has been a struggle to maintain patriarchy, male domination, and… — Frank Pittman Copy Share Image
“I found it (the word 'mercy') occurs 261 times in the Bible-and seventy-two percent of them are in the Old Testament. That's… — Norman L. Geisler Copy Share Image
It's not as if the New Testament writers came along and said, "The culmination of Old Testament books is more books, New… — D. A. Carson Copy Share Image
“One of the most disputed Old Testament texts that could show distinct personality for more than one person is Proverbs 8:22–31. Although… — Wayne A. Grudem Copy Share Image
[ My mother] went, OK, I've read the Bible. I've read the Bible again. I'm reading the Bible again. OK, let me… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
“In many different ways it would be an unprecedented plague, a calamity like the one that had befallen the Egyptians in the… — Imbolo Mbue Copy Share Image
“When slow songs do play, people joke that you should be able to fit "the standard works" between you and your partner.… — Elna Baker Copy Share Image
“Cedar The cedar tree smells like the first crisp bite of spearmint chewing gum, refreshing, yet almost like medicine in its bitter.… — Kimberly Greene Angle Copy Share Image
“Other attempts appear as scars, weals, parentheses in conversation, absent days in his diary. But, at the same time, according to Stuart's… — Alexander Masters Copy Share Image
There is one bit of advice given us by the ancient Greeks, and by the Jews in the Old Testament, and by… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“Freedom and respect for the individual are rooted in the Old Testament, which convinced man that he makes his own history, that… — Joost A. M. Meerloo Copy Share Image
“Her nude and gazing out of a window. In this aspect she was called Kilili mushritu, literally Kilili who leans out of… — Peter Grey Copy Share Image
“As a child abuse and neglect therapist I do battle daily with Christians enamored of the Old Testament phrase "Spare the rod… — Chris Crutcher Copy Share Image
“God is not glorified when we keep for ourselves (no matter how thankfully) what we ought to be using to alleviate the… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“what of the Old Testament? This was written in Hebrew except for portions of the Book of Daniel and the Book of… — Chaim Bentorah Copy Share Image
“It was quiet another moment. The priest said, “I think it would be good to pray.” “For his soul,” Ray consented. Father… — Lauren Gilley Copy Share Image
“Ecclesiastes This is a book of the Old Testament. I don't believe I've ever read this section of the Bible - I… — A.J. Jacobs Copy Share Image
![“[ My mother] went, OK, I've read the Bible. I've read the Bible again. I'm reading the Bible again. OK, let me - where does this Bible come from? What does this Old Testament speak - who are the Israelites? Who - what is Judaism? And then she went, and I'm going to study that. And, you know, she…” quote by Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/86e/trevor-noah-1603_bible_my-mother-went-ok-i-ve-read-the-bible-i_2745535.jpg)
