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
그림설명: Paul on the road to Damascus 그림 저작권: V. Gilbert and Arlisle F. Beers
성경구절
“Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized.” “즉시 사울의 눈에서 비늘 같은 것이 벗어져 다시 보게 된지라 일어나 세례를 받고.”
뜻
현대의 어법에서는 다마스커스 길에서의 경험이나 회심은 정치적인 견해가 바뀌거나, 주요 경력이 바뀐다던지 또는 다른 종교로 개종하는 것과 같은 갑자기 바뀌는 주요 이슈들을 뜻합니다.
기원과 적용
사도바울은 로마의 배경에서 태어났습니다. 바울은 오늘날 시리아의 수도인 다마스커스로 가는 길에서 밝은 빛으로 그를 바울에게 보여주셨던 하나님을 만날 때까지는 예수님의 제자들을 핍박하던 바리새인 이였습니다. 그는 바울을 고쳐주시기 위해 하나님으로부터 보내진 제자, 아나니아를 만날 때까지 하나님을 만났을 때 비춰졌던 강한 빛 때문에 3일동안 앞을 볼 수 없었습니다. 그 이후로 바울은 예수님을 따르는 자로 바뀌었습니다.
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.