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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
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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

Lydia 리디아

그림설명: Paul meets with Lydia
그림 저작권: Cook Communications Ministries

성경구절

이사야 66:19; 사도행전 16:11

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그리스어로 “루디아로부터”를 나타냅니다. 트로이와 에베소를 포함한 소아시아의 역사적인 지역의 이름이기도 합니다. 그러나, 신약성경에 루디아는 두아디라 시에 있는 자색옷감 장사로써 하나님을 섬기던 여성입니다. 그녀가 바울의 설교를 들었을 때, 하나님께서는 그녀의 마음을 여셨고, 그녀는 개신교로 개종합니다.

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