The genesis of meaning, then, lies both in language an in the capacities and purposes of the reader. If reasoning is a process by which man starts with something known and ends with a belief not held before, then th...
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do not think one should take this to mean that Heidegger’s question concerns the meaning of the word “is,” as Ernst Tugendhat does. His argument that Heidegger’s question of being is meaningless is based entirely upon that interpretation (cf. “Heideggers Seinsfrage”), but I think what...
In The Book of Genesis, Hendel shows a distinct analytical method, which has the advantage of being objective and scientific. He usually situates the text within its cultural and historical context and utilizes the context to reveal the ...
It illuminates the meaning of freedom. It expresses the harmony of creation. And it offers hope for the renewal of our natural world and for the healing of our broken ... DJ Atkinson 被引量: 31发表: 1990年 The Meaning of the Imago Dei (Gen 1:26-27) in Genesis 1-11. Various NT ...
Genesis 31 (NRSV) Jacob Flees with Family and Flocks Now Jacob heard that the sons of Laban were saying, “Jacob has taken all that was our father’s; he has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father.”2And Jacob saw that Laban did not regard him as favorably as he di...
EXISTENCE: WHAT THE MEANING OF THE WORD “IS” IS There are any number of unanswerable, uncomfortable questions a person can ask, but the first one, the question from which all other questions are descended, is “Why is there an ‘is’?” Why is there existence in the first place? In...
word(redirected from Word (linguistics))Also found in: Thesaurus, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia. word (wûrd) n. 1. A sound or a combination of sounds, or its representation in writing or printing, that symbolizes and communicates a meaning and may consist of a single morpheme or of a...
Welcome to a special episode that kicks off our series of How to Read the Gospels. In this episode, Tim sits down with Dr. N.T. Wright to discuss the historical meaning of the word “gospel.” In part 1 (0-21:20), Dr. Wright notes that word studies are great, but it’s importa...