The Bible and the Common ReaderMacmillan, 1944 - 316 pagina's "This book makes no claim to profound biblical scholarship. As its title clearly implies, it is written for the common reader; and from those common readers who may perhaps enjoy its pages I am myself distinguished only by the fact that I may possess more knowledge of its subject than they. I write it because for many years I have taken more delight in the Bible than in any other book I know and because I have become convinced that too few persons know how to read it." Mary Ellen Chase. |
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Pagina 71
... language was primarily a language of the senses and of the emotions . Hebrew scholars tell us that few abstract terms existed in ancient Hebrew and that in the construction of sentences very little subordination of clauses , such as one ...
... language was primarily a language of the senses and of the emotions . Hebrew scholars tell us that few abstract terms existed in ancient Hebrew and that in the construction of sentences very little subordination of clauses , such as one ...
Pagina 104
... language , and in its use of old place names : Sun , stand thou still upon Gibeon ; and thou , Moon , in the valley of Ajalon . It is difficult to think of Joshua paying much heed to the sun or to the moon , even in order to give ...
... language , and in its use of old place names : Sun , stand thou still upon Gibeon ; and thou , Moon , in the valley of Ajalon . It is difficult to think of Joshua paying much heed to the sun or to the moon , even in order to give ...
Pagina 291
... language of the prophets , was not written by him , much as we should like to give him credit for it . Even the early Christian Fathers recognized this fact , one of them , Origen , saying that " the author is known to God alone " and ...
... language of the prophets , was not written by him , much as we should like to give him credit for it . Even the early Christian Fathers recognized this fact , one of them , Origen , saying that " the author is known to God alone " and ...
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A Short Sketch of Their His | 29 |
The Earliest Stories of the Hebrews | 83 |
The Great Leaders of Ancient Israel | 97 |
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