The Bible has been the most influential text in all of Western culture. It's difficult to understand medieval or early modern or much of modern literature without knowing it...
Prof. Barbara Newman, Northwestern University from 2006 Bible Literary project
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It's not that it's impossible to read some writers without a Biblical background, but that you would miss a whole dimension to their work.
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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...there is truth in the remark. "without Tyndale[Bible translator], no Shakespeare"...
Prof. David Daniell, University College London from The Bible in English
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You can't really study Western literature intelligently or coherently without starting with the Bible.
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
누구든지 너희를 영접하지도 아니하고 너희 말을 듣지도 아니하거든 그 집이나 성에서 나가 너희 발의 먼지를 떨어 버리라 (마태복음 10:14)
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불쾌한 것에서부터 어서 떠나고 싶다는 의미를 뜻하는 행동입니다.
기원과 적용
이 표현은 성경의 두 군데에서 찾아볼 수 있습니다. 마태복음에서 예수님께선 제자들에게 만약 어떤 마을에서 그들의 가르침을 환영하지 않는다면 그들의 발의 먼지를 털어버리라고 말씀하십니다. 이 행동은 하나님의 말씀을 거부하는 이들과 구분을 짓는 일종의 시위라고 할 수 있습니다. 발의 멀지들 털어내는 행위는 사도행전에 기록되어 있습니다. 바울과 바나바가 안디옥에서 하나님의 말씀을 기쁘게 받아들이는 비유대인들을 가르쳤지만, 두 사람 모두 유대 사회에 의해 배척 당하고 추방 당했습니다. 바울과 바나바는 그들을 상대하지 않기 위해 그들의 발의 먼지를 털어냈습니다.
예시
I don’t like this city. I am hoping to shake the dust off my feet and move on. 난 이 도시가 싫어. 미련을 갖지 않고 떠나고 싶어.
A lot of phrases, such as "two-edged sword" and " an eye for an eye", are taken from the English Bible. Learning the stories behind these idioms is fun, and can help boost your vocabulary. Click here to find out now!
Common names such as Joseph and Rachel have their origins in the Bible. Want to know their stories before picking the right name for yourself? Click here to find out.