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The Greek word pseudepigrapha is a Greek word meaning 'falsely superscribed,' or what we moderns might call writing under a pen name. The classification, 'OT… — Craig A. Evans
It is a very good exercise, at least from a historian's point of view, to imagine oneself a devout pagan while reading various Christian writings. — Ramsay MacMullen
There are dozens of writings outside of the Bible that verify the historical accuracy of many of the names of people, places, and events mentioned… — Charlie Campbell
One of the things that sets the Bible apart from all other ancient religious writings is its scientific accuracy. Without exception, every other ancient religious… — Charlie Campbell
He who only writes to suit the taste of the age, considers himself more than his writings. We should always aim at perfection, and then… — Jean de la Bruyere
He who will not listen to any advice, nor be corrected in his writings, is a rank pedant. — Jean de la Bruyere
Even when I feared and detested Christianity, I was struck by its essential unity, which, in spite of its divisions, it has never lost. I… — C.S. Lewis
For it is a plain fact that, most certainly in the West, the writings, works of art, musical compositions which are of central reference, comport… — George Steiner
The human bird shall take his first flight, filling the world with amazement, all writings with his fame, and bringing eternal glory to the nest… — Leonardo da Vinci
Introspection and preserved writings give us far more insight into the ways of past humans than we have into the ways of past dinosaurs. For… — Jared Diamond
There is a set of religious, or rather moral, writings which teach that virtue is the certain road to happiness, and vice to misery in… — Francois Fenelon
I got to read some writings by serial killers, and they got inside my head. They were quite disturbing. I read disturbing stuff about that… — Ralph Fiennes
I think that I've tried many times to get Cuba in my writings, especially Havana, which was once a great and fascinating city. — Guillermo Cabrera Infante
It is not my fault that certain so-called bohemian elements have found in my writings something to hang their peculiar beatnik theories on. — Jack Kerouac
Writings scatter to the winds blank checks in an insane charge. And were they not such flying leaves, there would be no purloined letters. — Jacques Lacan
You may find many contradictory statements and philosophies within my writings. However, to this I will say such is life, for life is full of… — Bryant H. McGill
A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness. — Friedrich Nietzsche
I am a sworn atheist and therefore from my point of view the Talmud or the Koran don't constitute works of political philosophy but rather… — Michel Onfray
I cite in my book countless examples of the foundational documents of the colonial period in America and the writings of the leaders, that this… — Pat Robertson
The apostolic writings are of three kinds: historical, didactic, and prophetic. — Philip Schaff

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