매를 아끼면 아이를 망친다. (잠언 13:24)

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Prof. Steven Goldsmith, University of California at Berkeley
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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
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

매를 아끼면 아이를 망친다. (잠언 13:24)

성경구절

성경 구절: “매를 아끼는 자는 그의 자식을 미워함이라 자식을 사랑하는 자는 근실히 징계하느니라” (잠언 13:24)

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이 표현은, 아이를 제대로 훈육하지 않는다면 결국 아이를 망친다는 것입니다.

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과거에는, 말을 듣지 않는 아이들을 훈육하는 방법으로 매를 들곤 했습니다. 그런데, 시간이 지나면서 많은 나라의 학교에서의 체벌이 불법이 되었습니다. 매는 처벌을 상징하는 비유가 되었습니다. 이 표현은 적당한 훈육이 없다면 결국 자녀를 망치게 될 것이라는 뜻입니다.

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