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
하나님이 이르시되 “우리의 형상을 따라 우리의 모양대로 우리가 사람을 만들고 그들로 바다의 물고기와 하늘의 새와 가축과 온 땅과 땅에 기는 모든 것을 다스리게 하자.” 하시고 (창세기 1:26)
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아담의 자손이란 일반적으로 모든 인류 그리고 구체적으로는 사람을 나타냅니다.
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아담은 하나님께서 정하신 순서에 따라 빚어진 최초의 사람입니다. 아담은 사람이 살아갈 때에 필요한 식량이 되는 식물과 동물이 이미 창조된 후인, 육 일째 되는 날 빚어졌습니다. 원래, 히브리어로 아담은 Ha’adam, 곧 ‘지구인’을 의미합니다. 하나님께서는 땅의 먼지로 형태를 빚으시고 숨을 숨구멍에 불어넣어 생명을 주셨습니다. 처음 세대가 지난 후에 또 다른 세대를 이어갔습니다. 아담의 자손이란 일반적으로 모든 인류 그리고 구체적으로는 사람을 나타냅니다. C.S.Lewis 에 의해 쓰인 나니아 연대기에서, 나니아로 들어가게 되는 네 명의 아이들은 아담의 아들들과 하와의 딸들로 불립니다.
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.