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
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
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
...there is truth in the remark. "without Tyndale[Bible translator], no Shakespeare"...
Prof. David Daniell, University College London
from The Bible in English
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
...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
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
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
그림설명:
그림 저작권:
“…remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” “…또 주 예수의 친히 말씀하신바 주는 것이 받는 것보다 복이 있다 하심을 기억하여야 할찌니라.”
이 성경 구절은 “받는 사람보다 주는 사람이 더 행복하다”라는 유명한 말로 발달 되었습니다. 이 idiom은 자선 단체들이 그들의 모금 운동을 돕도록 사람들을 동원시킬 때 쓰는 슬로건이 되었습니다.
blessed blessing giving happiness receive
"two-edged sword (양날이 있는 검)" 그리고 "an eye for an eye (눈에는 눈)"와 같은 많은 관용구는 영어 성경에서 기원되었습니다. 이러한 idiom들이 어떻게 만들어 졌는지에 대한 이야기를 배우는 것은 참으로 흥미로운 일이며, 당신의 어휘능력을 향상시킬 수 있습니다. 이곳을 클릭해서 살펴보세요!
이 사이트는 성경에서 기원된 idiom과 이름들을 찾을 수 있도록 돕는 당신의 완벽한 동반자입니다. 이디엄 and 이름 당신은 알파벳 순서 또는 66권의 성경에 따라 분류해서 사용할 수 있습니다.
