Some Buddhists, however, never seem to get past the void, and I suppose I view this as a kind of Buddhist 'Old… — Quentin S. Crisp Copy Share Image
There is no better story in the Old Testament, or perhaps the whole Bible, for depicting the difference between the ladder-defined life… — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
Immigration is a kind of pilgrimage. That's the way I see it. Just to go back to the desert, biblical metaphors, that's… — Ruben Martinez Copy Share Image
'Theogony' should be read before the great Homeric epics because it gives an account of the cosmology that is taken for granted… — Tariq Ali Copy Share Image
The Old Testament is a chronicle of horrors, describing an egocentric collection of supernatural beings who were always doing rotten things to… — John A. Keel Copy Share Image
“The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one… — King Solomon Son of David Copy Share Image
The Old Testament is responsible for more atheism, agnosticism, disbelief - call it what you will - than any book ever written;… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I know once you repent, Jesus himself isn't big on punishment, but according to all the Old Testament stories, I ever heard,… — Pearl Cleage Copy Share Image
“The First Testament gives the baseline meaning to the gospel in the promise of God that will not be thwarted by anyone… — Tobin Wilson Copy Share Image
Who wrote the Bible? Current scholarship, to my knowledge, assumes that the material that constitutes the Old Testament was put together from… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“The Bible assumes that we do not know instinctively how to talk with God but rather need some help with knowing how… — John E. Goldingay 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
The first book ever written in an alphabet was the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament. And the most important passage was… — Leonard Shlain Copy Share Image
“Initially, the God of the Old Testament might seem overwhelming and domineering to you, or tyrannical, or perhaps even evil, which is… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Be sweet to one another. Stay in this beauty and brawl against the world's power of pulling apart. Recall Old Testament terminology:… — William Giraldi Copy Share Image
“Put it this way—are his promises conditional, or unconditional? Judges is crucial, in that it shows that neither answer to that question… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
If Moses is our lawgiver [Old Testament prophet given laws by God] at this time let us obey him, not in part… — Gerald Heaney Copy Share Image
There is not the slightest question but that the God of the Old Testament is a jealous, vengeful God, inflicting not only… — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
You know, in some ways, the celibacy tradition goes back to the tribe of Levi and, certainly, sacrifice and the notion of… — Vincent Nichols Copy Share Image
Among the Jews, especially in the Old Testament, teachings served not for the communication of religious truth, but rather to bring the… — Gordon Fee Copy Share Image
“The gospel (even in its most primitive Old Testament form) has the power to rescue a believer from drowning in herself by… — Carolyn Custis James Copy Share Image
Recognize in this bread what hung on the cross, and in this chalice what flowed from His side... whatever was in many… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
“We are told in Ephesians 1:19-20 that the church is built on the foundation of Christ’s resurrection, meaning that the church could… — Ron Rhodes Copy Share Image
“The Hebrew word most commonly used in the Old Testament for the various types of atonement is כָּפַר (kaphar) and its derivatives.… — Millard J. Erickson Copy Share Image
“We can always be sure of one thing—that the messengers of discomfort and sacrifice will be stoned and pelted by those who… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
I regard Abraham as my ancestor. Some of the greatest inspiration I have got has come from what we call the Old… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
Two of the chief defenders of the faith in the Old Testament and in the New - Moses and Paul - were… — Ravi Zacharias Copy Share Image
Malachi, the last book of the Old Testament, says, "From the rising of the sun to its setting, God's name shall be… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
In the Old Testament, God dealt with His people as a nation...Their relationship was completely external. But in the New Covenant, the… — John Chisum Copy Share Image
Calvin founded a little theocracy, modeled after the Old Testament, and succeeded in erecting the most detestable government that ever existed, except… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Matthew’s Jesus supersedes Moses, which leads to the following point: Jesus’ call to love and pray for one’s enemies cannot be lined… — Zondervan Publishing Copy Share Image
The Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast… — Bible Copy Share Image
A day 30 in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my… — Bible Copy Share Image
The negative penalties of the Old Testament case laws were not harsh but just, not a threat to society but rather the… — Gary North Copy Share Image
The Book of Revelation, difficult as it may be for "literalists," becomes much simpler when we read it typologically, as a mosiac… — Northrop Frye Copy Share Image
If God rewards us on earth for good deeds—the Old Testament suggests it’s so, and the Puritans certainly believed it—then maybe Satan… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
The sentiments attributed to Christ are in the Old Testament. They were familiar in the Jewish schools and to all the Pharisees,… — Joseph McCabe Copy Share Image
Many Americans who are not fastened at the temples to a Christian prayer book are offended by politicians who justify their decisions… — Susie Bright Copy Share Image
Christianity and Judaism are united above all in their common affirmation and implementation of the moral teaching of the Hebrew Bible, or… — David Novak Copy Share Image
The words contained in it were inspired by the Holy Spirit into the minds of faithful men, called Prophets and Seers in… — Adam Clarke Copy Share Image
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