Lydia 呂底亞

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Prof. Barbara Newman, Northwestern University
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Prof. Steven Goldsmith, University of California at Berkeley
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Prof. Robert Kiely, Harvard University
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Prof. David Daniell, University College London
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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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Prof. David Jasper and Prof. Stephen Prickett
from the Bible and literature

Lydia 呂底亞

圖片說明： Paul meets with Lydia
圖片版權： Cook Communications Ministries

聖經經文

以賽亞書66：19；使徒行傳16：11

意思

它引用了希臘語“from Lydia”。它是小亞細亞歷史上有名的區域的名字，包括特洛伊和以弗所。然而，在新約裡它是推雅推喇城裡賣紫色布疋的女人，也敬拜神。當她聽到保羅的信息，上帝開了她的心眼，她後來改信基督教。

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女

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Ephesus Lydia Paul purple Troy

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