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
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” “죄의 삯은 사망이요 하나님의 은사는 그리스도 예수 우리 주 안에 있는 영생이니라”
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기독교적인 관점에서 볼 때 죄는 아주 중요한 개념입니다. 죄란 무엇일까요? 죄는 우리를 하나님에게서 멀어지게 만드는 범행이며 위반입니다. 죄는 범법 행위나 비행뿐만 아니라, 자만, 탐욕, 성욕, 분노, 식탐, 질투, 그리고 나태함과 같은 부끄러운 개인적인 성향까지 의미합니다. “삯”은 죄의 결과인 죽음을 은유적으로 표현한 것입니다. 만약 사람들이 부도덕한 행동과 생각을 계속 한다면, 결국 심판 날, 그들은 죽게 될 것입니다. 로마서에 이 구절을 기록한 저자인 사도바울에 의하면, 예수 그리스도 안에서 믿음으로 살아가는 이들만이 죄에서 자유로워 질 것입니다. 또한 그들은 하나님께서 주실 영생이라는 선물을 받게 될 것입니다.
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.