“When I was small and would leaf through the Old Testament retold for children and illustrated in engravings by Gustave Dore, I… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“As we have seen, Jesus’s mission centered in the coming of God’s kingdom, the restoration of God’s rule over all creation and… — Craig G. Bartholomew Copy Share Image
We may compare the Bible to the Old Testament Tabernacle in the wilderness with its three courts. The outer court is the… — Arthur Tappan Pierson Copy Share Image
“We must add that there is no real conflict between the God of the Old Testament and the God of the New… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“The historical problems with Luke are even more pronounced. For one thing, we have relatively good records for the reign of Caesar… — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
“We must always be careful when reading words written to Old Testament Israel , for we are often tempted to believe that… — Jeff Turner Copy Share Image
“For example, most editions of the Old Testament, intended for a Christian readership (obtained from a Greek translation of the original Hebrew),… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Verse 11. (They presented unto Him gifts). The people of the east never approach the presence of kings and great personages, without… — Adam Clarke Copy Share Image
“It was passages like these, where there is a clear mocking of literalist readings of Scripture, that had brought me back around… — Kalanithi Copy Share Image
“redemption and relationship come before rules to help express thankfulness. Anglican pastor and Old Testament scholar Christopher Wright put it like this:… — David P. Murray Copy Share Image
“I experience Mormondom to be a warm and beautiful and well-appointed home in which you suddenly find you're in a Patriarchy Funhouse… — Carol Lynn Pearson Copy Share Image
“One great objection to the Old Testament is the cruelty said to have been commanded by God. All these cruelties ceased with… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“It is a curious thing that at my age — fifty-five last birthday — I should find myself taking up a pen… — H. Rider Haggard Copy Share Image
“A proverb in the Old Testament states: 'He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
“The bride, the beautiful princess, a royal daughter is glorious. She waits within her chamber, dressed in a gown woven with gold.… — Holly Wagner Copy Share Image
“...the moment you begin to believe you're worthy of the good things in your life - God gets all Old Testament on… — Dan Savage Copy Share Image
“There is still quite a bit of debate about [the future restoration of Israel]. I remember sitting on my porch in Boston… — Dalton Lifsey Copy Share Image
“These aren't still shots; the camera is always moving. And the scene is always just slipping out of sight, as if in… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
In my judgment, the Deists were all successfully answered. The god of nature is certainly as bad as the God of the… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“God knew man would evolve. People think some of the Old Testament laws are absurd now because we live in a very… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“This is extremely significant. Knowing something of when the Pentateuch came to be, even generally, affects our understanding of why it was… — Peter Enns Copy Share Image
It seems to me impossible for a civilized man to love or worship, or respect the God of the Old Testament. A… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
All is made clear,regarding Abraham and Sarah's traversal into Egypt, when we realize what biblicists meant by the term "Egypt." As Ralph… — Michael Tsarion Copy Share Image
“QUESTIONS 1. Is the doctrine of the Trinity revealed in the Old Testament? In the New Testament% 2. Is the God revealed… — G.I. Williamson Copy Share Image
“In the book of Job, God says he made everything and he knows everything so no one has any right to question… — Octavia E. Butler Copy Share Image
“Someone once challenged me: “I bet I can tell you the whole Old Testament and New Testament in six sentences—three for each.”… — Leonard Sweet Copy Share Image
In the Old Testament…God is the owner of the vineyard. Here He is the Keeper, the Farmer, the One who takes care… — J. Vernon McGee Copy Share Image
“It seems that John not only writes in the tradition of the Old Testament prophets, but understands himself to be writing at… — Richard Bauckham 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
“New Rule: Just because a country elects a smart president doesn't make it a smart country. A couple of weeks ago, I… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
“That is why physical circumcision could never be seen as an end in itself, not even in the Old Testament. It symbolized… — D.A. Carson Copy Share Image
“To the Cedar Falls legalists, if God’s word could come that way 10,000 years ago, there was no reason to believe it… — Jess Walter Copy Share Image
“Then Luke commits his most grievous error, and I'm not sure I will ever be able to forgive him for it, at… — Michael Card Copy Share Image
“significance of the foot than modern languages. Human action consists of spatial forward movement to a goal.”2 Old Testament wisdom and poetry… — Robert Saucy Copy Share Image
“As a concerned American colleague writes to me: 'Europeans need to know there is a traveling theo-freak show which actually advocates reinstatement… — Richard Dawkins 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
“Sunday morning came – next day the battalions would leave for the front; the church was filled; the volunteers were there, their… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“As a convinced atheist, I ought to agree with Voltaire that Judaism is not just one more religion, but in its way… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“words ‘ebed and doulos has been undertaken with particular attention to their meaning in each specific context. Thus in Old Testament times,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image