She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall Overcome." Yes, we can. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly th...
a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from erew - ereo 2046, rew - rheo 4483, and 5346); to speak or say (by word or writing):--answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell. Compare legw - lego 3004. 2037 ...
When he generously received Solon, however, the sage found fit to requite the king's hospitality with assiduous attempts to demonstrate thatCroesuswas not fortunate enough. For wisdom, the sage seemed to believe, should enter a man's brains even to the price of his contentment. Now, some cou...
Genesis 18:1, etc., the word μεσημβρ. is always so used, and because the time of the day for the meeting was an important factor, whilst there would be no need to mention the direction, when the town was definitely named (see also O. Holtzmann, Neutest. Zeitgeschichte, p....
Fifth, the scriptures have no word to say against suicide. At the same time, France produced a great voice against suicide. Madame Anne Louise de Stael, in her essay Reflections on Suicide (de Stael 1814), reverses the support for suicide she had shown in an earlier essay she wrote, ...
an employee in that capacity; by extension, a fiscal agent (treasurer); figuratively, a preacher (of the Gospel):--chamberlain, governor, steward. 3624 oikoVoikosoy'-kos of uncertain affinity; a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or ...
In 1913, Chakkarai joined the Danish Mission Room as a Christian preacher and worked as a missionary for twenty years. During these years, he also became a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi and participated in the Indian independence movement. He served as mayor of Madras from 1941 to 1942. He was...
According to theDaily Mail, these claims, amongst others, were made in 'Bible Conspiracies'. The documentary suggests that the descriptions of Jesus' life and the miracles he performed in the New Testament were possibly mistaken for the deeds of Preacher Apollonius of Tyana who was born at...
an employee in that capacity; by extension, a fiscal agent (treasurer); figuratively, a preacher (of the Gospel):--chamberlain, governor, steward. 3624 oikoVoikosoy'-kos of uncertain affinity; a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or ...
To explain the issues of Christian doctrine to educated people was possible only when the preacher shared their educational background. Christianity needed to cope with Greek philosophy. 7. Concluding Remarks Classical literature and ancient philosophy became indispensable baggage for self-knowledge and ...