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
Out of the mouths of babes 어린 애가 애같지 않게 아주 똑똑한 소리를 하는 (시편 8:1-2)
그림설명: Baby 그림 저작권:
성경구절
“O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.” “악장을 따라 깃팃에 맞춘 다윗의 시오 주 우리 주여, 주의 이름이 온 땅에 어찌 그리 뛰어나신지요! 주께서는 주의 영광을 하늘들 위에 두셨나이다. 주의 원수들로 인하여 아기들과 젖먹이들의 입에 힘을 두심은 원수와 복수자를 잠잠케 하려 하심이니이다.”
뜻
오늘날에 “words that are out of the mouths of babes”는 아이들이 하는 말이 지혜로워서 놀라게 된다는 뜻입니다.
기원과 적용
이 idiom은 성경에 2번 나옵니다. 마태복음 21:16에서 예수님은 묵상시 인 시편 8편에 이미 나왔던 것을 참고함으로써 이 관용구를 사용하셨습니다. 지식인이나 똑똑한 사람들이 아닌 아이들이 주님께 영광과 찬송을 드렸습니다.
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.