Moreover, a growing body of literature suggests that the potential effect of pornography is most significant when viewers have higher perceived realism, meaning when viewers perceive what they see as real and authentic. Perceived realism is often overlooked in pornography research, but the question of...
Word Origin:Derived from an unused root meaning to resemble or to be like. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint (LXX) for similar concepts is εἰκών (eikōn), Strong's Greek #1504, which also means image or likeness. Usage:The Hebre...
It is hopeless to attempt any derivation of the name, as it must have existed before any of the verbs and nouns from which commentators attempt to give it a meaning; and the adamah, or "tilled ground," of which we shall soon hear so much, evidently had its name from Adam. In our ...
Anneleen Masschelein describes the 'uncanny' as a term with plurality of meaning, oscillating between flimsiness and richness of depth, and also benefiting from modern "keyword search" methods that allow for a unique conceptual life across disciplines. While multiple meanings are sometimes viewed as...
But as far as the author’s speculation as to what Jesus was actually meaning, I think he is far too timid in his baby-step proposed departure from the literal interpretation, which he clearly showed was wrong. He concludes that Matthew 5:39-42 is certainly hyperbole, by almost every ...
None:If the image is smaller than the Image control, nothing is done. If it's bigger than the Image control, the image will simply be cropped to fit into the Image control, meaning that only part of it will be visible.
(meaning "Departure" in Greek), has been adopted by Greek, Latin, and vernacular translations, Rosenzweig and Buber are closer to the Hebrew name for the book, Shemot ("Names," from ve-eleh shemot, or "These are the names," with which the text begins in the Hebrew Bible), when they...
To whatever extent “image” in the OT had as its root meaning “shadow,” there is no question that reality has now come to take the place of shadow. In Christ there is the true man, and there is no longer the question of man in essence, or man fallen. “The Word became flesh ...
I noticed that with every sharing of the gospel, comes a new challenge to "bring my body into subjection to not become a castaway"= meaning, - from God. The more you try to bring others to God, the greater your resistance against Satan must become. It is said in REVELATION 1:3 ...
The graven image (here meaning a carved wooden image), the standing image (meaning a sacred pillar), and the image of stone (that is, a sculptured stone idol), are the three forms of images under which adoration was paid, whether to the true God or to a false doily. The expression,...