The Old Testament in the Bible speaks more than once of the need to treat people fairly, including strangers, or foreigners, in order to be in harmony with God, the source of all good. This point is made even more directly in the New Testament in Christ Jesus' teachings. He said that...
You will boast in their splendor. 以赛亚书 61:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) 5Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers. 6But you will be called theLord’s priests; ...
And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners shall be your farmers and vinedressers.
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foreigners will work your fields and vineyards. Read full chapter Isaiah 61:5 in all English translations Luke 17:7 New International Version 7“Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Will he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come along ...
Spent their time in nothing else - The learned and subtle Athenians gave themselves much to speculation, and employed themselves in examining the various new systems of philosophy that were proposed. Strangers and foreigners who were there, having much leisure, would also give themselves to the sa...
I’ve discussed the fear of foreigners in other posts, and won’t yet add the other layer of ‘otherization’ in this work. The idea that Sebastian dies at the hands of swarthy brown-skinned youths is a w...
the personal and moves outward by examining world literature and philosophy. She discusses the foreigner in Greek tragedy, in the Bible, and in the literature of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Enlightenment, and the twentieth century. She discusses the legal status of foreigners throughout history,...
A few days before we'd noticed there was a motorcycle sign above a small door behind our guesthouse. It seemed to be hidden away and I had only assumed there was an old mechanic working in there that didn't want to be disturbed by two foreigners. As we walked round the back I now ...