First fruits 初なり (民数記 18:13)

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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
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Prof. Gerald L. Bruns, University of Notre Dame
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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
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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
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First fruits 初なり (民数記 18:13)

絵の説明：初なり

聖書節

「彼らの国のすべてのものの初なりで、彼らが主に携えて来る物は、あなたのものになる。あなたの家にいるきよい者はだれでも、それを食べることができる。」（民数記18.13）

意味

早期の達成

起源と適用

初なりは、古い時代、奉納物として神への捧げられた、収穫物の初めにとれた物である。初なりの捧げ物は、神への敬神を表す。神はモーセと同時代の預言者アロンに約束した、「彼らの国のすべてのものの初なりで、彼らが主に携えて来る物は、あなたのものになる。あなたの家にいるきよい者はだれでも、それを食べることができる。」今日、初なりは、物事や事業の早期の達成を意味する。

例

MTR社（0066）はその最低線を支えるために不動産収入に頼っているものの、特に中国に１０年の鉄道操業経験技術を輸出し、鉄道合併の初なりとなっている。（The Standard、2008.3.17より）

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