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Prof. Barbara Newman, Northwestern University
from 2006 Bible Literary project

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Prof. Steven Goldsmith, University of California at Berkeley
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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I can only say that if a student doesn't know any Bible literature, he or she will simply not understand whole elements of Shakespeare, Sidney, Spenser, Milton, Pope, Wordsworth

Prof. Robert Kiely, Harvard University
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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Prof. David Daniell, University College London
from The Bible in English

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Prof. Gerald L. Bruns, University of Notre Dame
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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...a familiar understanding of Christian doctrine in historical perspective thus contributes to a fuller appreciation of Shakespeare's art, but Shakespeare's art

Prof. Roland M. Frye
from Shakespeare and the Christian Doctrine

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In English tradition and also for an American tradition begun by Puritan writers, a knowledge of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament is even more crucial than classical references.

Prof. Ulrich Knoefplmacher, Princeton University
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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There is no book more important for our culture than the Bible, and it is fundametal to the study of English literature and language.

Prof. David Jasper and Prof. Stephen Prickett
from the Bible and literature

Fight the good fight جاهد الجهاد الحسن (2 تيموثي 4: 6-7)

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Bible Verse

فأني الآن اُسكب سكيبا ووقت انحلالي قد حضر. قد جاهدت جهاد الايمان الحسن, أكملت السعي ,” حفظت الايمان.”

Meaning

مجاهدة الجهاد الحسن” أصبحت استعارة لمجاهدة ضد الصعاب بغض النظر عن النتيجة.”

Origin and Application

على مدى السنوات الثلاثين الماضية، وكان بولس الرسول يسافر عبر آسيا وأوروبا لنشر الإنجيل. ويشبه حياته كمبشر كحرب وكسباق. إذا نظرنا إلى الوراء، كان قد خاض الجهاد الحسن في هذه الحرب الروحية، ووقف ثابتا في الدفاع عن إيمانه. “مجاهدة الجهاد الحسن” أصبح استعارة للكفاح ضد الصعاب بغض النظر عن النتيجة. سواء يفوز واحد أو يفقد، وقال انه لا يزال يخوض المعركة جيدا. وقد اصبح هذا تعبيرا شائعا استخدمه من قبل السياسيون فى الولايات المتحدة بما فيهم الرئيس السابق جورج بوش الذى فقد الحملة الرئاسية فى عام 1992.

Example

تحتاج لتعرف كيف تجاهد الجهاد الحسن في حياتك المهنية.

Keywords

fight    strive    struggle   

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