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Recent Examples of Scripture
Ambrose’s writings on scripture and heresy, as well as his hymns, had a profound influence on Western Christian theology; since his death, he has been venerated as a saint.
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Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
The 27-year-old had the book customized with his name and favorite scripture.
—Ryan Kellman, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
His duties range from preparing and preaching scriptures as well as other pastoral care to the usual mix of funerals, weddings and baptism.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
According to Hindu scriptures, gods and demons once churned the cosmic ocean in search of the nectar of immortality.
—Kyra Colah, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
In Zoroastrian scripture, a comet called Gochihr collides with the Earth and wreaks havoc, as comets will.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Consciousness can be switched off from the inside, for — according to the scriptures — up to seven days at a time (though the first lab data on cessation looked at a more modest 90-minute stretch).
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
Good Courage Farm and the Episcopal Church had different readers each time the same scripture was read.
—Judy Holmes, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
On the one side stood religious fundamentalism with its insistence on a literal reading of scripture and submission to institutional authority; on the other stood scientific naturalism with its insistence that only empirical methods were valid routes to knowledge.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
The 27-year-old had the book customized with his name and favorite scripture.
—Ryan Kellman, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
His duties range from preparing and preaching scriptures as well as other pastoral care to the usual mix of funerals, weddings and baptism.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
According to Hindu scriptures, gods and demons once churned the cosmic ocean in search of the nectar of immortality.
—Kyra Colah, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
In Zoroastrian scripture, a comet called Gochihr collides with the Earth and wreaks havoc, as comets will.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Consciousness can be switched off from the inside, for — according to the scriptures — up to seven days at a time (though the first lab data on cessation looked at a more modest 90-minute stretch).
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
Good Courage Farm and the Episcopal Church had different readers each time the same scripture was read.
—Judy Holmes, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
On the one side stood religious fundamentalism with its insistence on a literal reading of scripture and submission to institutional authority; on the other stood scientific naturalism with its insistence that only empirical methods were valid routes to knowledge.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Scripture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Scripture. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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