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
“If you say, ‘How we will hound him, since the root of the trouble lies in him’… “너희가 만일 이르기를 우리가 그를 어떻게 칠까 하며 또 이르기를 일의 뿌리가 그에게 있다 할진대.”
뜻
원인이나 근원을 뜻합니다.
기원과 적용
욥은 그의 재산과 자녀들을 하룻밤 사이에 모두 잃어 고통스러워 합니다. 그러나 그의 친구들은 끔찍한 상황을 보고 동정하지 않았고, 그 고난들의 뿌리가 결국 욥의 죄에 있다고 말합니다. 욥기에 기록되어 있는 그 유명한 욥과 세 친구들의 대화는, 설득력 있고 논리적인 주장과 그것을 뒷받침하는 이유로 이루어진 탄탄한 구조로 인해 많은 이들의 감탄을 자아낸 유용한 자료입니다. 이 책은 잠언, 시편, 전도서와 함께, 우화와 대화를 통해 도덕적인 가르침을 주는 지혜 문학으로 불리 웁니다.
예시
We must find out the root of the matter in order to solve the problem. 이 문제를 해결하기 위해선 그 문제의 근원부터 찾아내야만 해.
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.