In fact, Fitzmyer believes that the preface of Luke should only be “ the starting point in the discussion of the aim of Luke-Acts .” Because the author ’ s intended purpose for the Book of Acts is not that straightforward, scholars have put forth four main claims to address this.

In her article “ The Book of Esther and Ancient Storytelling ,” biblical scholar Adele Berlin discusses the reasoning behind scholarly concern of the historicity of Esther.

Deane and J. R. Thomson write this valid conclusion, “ The Book of Obadiah is occupied with one subject – the punishment of Edom for its cruel and unbrotherly love conduct towards Judah ...” One can link this idea of punishment to one of the major prophets “ Ezekiel ” who “... interprets the exile to Babylon and the destruction of Jerusalem as deserved punishments for the sins of those who themselves committed them .” Verses 3-7 in Obadiah explain to the reader the reason for the punishment theme, “ Confidence in one ’ s power, intelligence, allies, or the topographical features of one ’ s territory is often mentioned as an attribute of those who foolishly confront the Lord and are consequently punished .” Although destruction is vital to understanding Obadiah, it is of note to understand the destruction being a consequence of action.

* “ Book of Micah .” The Anchor Bible Dictionary.

The superscription of the Book of Zephaniah attributes its authorship to “ Zephaniah son of Cushi son of Gedaliah son of Amariah son of Hezekiah, in the days of King Josiah son of Amon of Judah ” ( 1: 1, NRSV ).

An Act of Parliament passed in the year 1563, entitled “ An Act for the Translating of the Bible and the Divine Service into the Welsh Tongue ,” ordered that the Old and New Testament, together with the Book of Common Prayer, were to be translated into Welsh.

Also known as “ The Dragon Book .”

The fragments given as the Commentary on Luke in the PG have been claimed to derive from the missing tenth book of the General Elementary Introduction ( see D. S. Wallace-Hadrill ); however, Aaron Johnson has argued that they cannot be associated with this work ( see “ The Tenth Book of Eusebius ’ General Elementary Introduction: A Critique of the Wallace-Hadrill Thesis ,” Journal of Theological Studies, 62. 1 ( 2011 ): 144-160 ).

Later, Art Spiegelman wrote in The New York Times Book Review, that Feininger's comics have “ achieved a breathtaking formal grace unsurpassed in the history of the medium .”

* “ In fact, when there is combined under the same constitution a prince, a nobility, and the power of the people, then these three powers will watch and keep each other reciprocally in check .” Book I, Chapter II

In July, 2010, by a vote of 373 to 323, the General Assembly voted to propose to the presbyteries for ratification a constitutional amendment to remove from the Book of Order section G-6. 0106. b. which included this explicit requirement for ordination: “ Among these standards is the requirement to live either in fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman ( W-4. 9001 ), or chastity in singleness .” This proposal required ratification by a majority of the 173 presbyteries within 12 months of the General Assembly ’ s adjournment.

He gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord: “ Take this Book of the Torah and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God.

In Book I, the Count states that when the courtier speaks he must have a “ sonorous, clear, sweet and well sounding ” voice that is neither too effeminate nor too rough and be “ tempered by a calm face and with a play of the eyes that shall give an effect of grace .” ( Castiglione 1. 33 ) This grace, or grazia, becomes an important element in the courtier ’ s appearance to the audience.

Peter Burke describes sprezzatura in The Book of the Courtier as “ nonchalance ”, “ careful negligence ”, and “ effortless and ease .” The ideal courtier is someone who “ conceals art, and presents what is done and said as if it was done without effort and virtually without thought .” ( 31 ).

: Ken MacLeod, “ Sidewinders ” ( in The Mammoth Book of Alternate Histories, edited by Ian Watson and Ian Whates )

The Sauk people have a syllabic orthography for their language and there exists a Primer Book which was printed in 1977 ( based on a “ traditional ” syllabary which existed in 1906 ), so that the modern-day Sauk people may learn to write as well as speak their ancestral tongue.

* Appian, “ The Civil Wars, Book I ” in Appian ’ s Roman History, Translated by Horace White.

He died in 1989 from an overdose of barbiturates. Aside from Hoffman, several others were involved in the compilation of Steal this Book including Izak Haber who is listed as “ co-conspirator ” and Bert Cohen who is listed as “ accessory after the fact ” on the cover.

() A passage in Micah suggests she had a legacy with significant regard among later prophets: “ And I brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, and I sent before you Moses, and Aaron, and Miriam .” ()

In 1973 he was succeeded by Ephraim Katzir. In 1964, when Pope Paul VI visited Israel, Shazar read to him the verse in Micah stating that though other nations might follow other gods, “ we will walk in the Name of our Lord God forever ”.

The clubs first two American import signings were Dave Lutz and Don Nolan, though both left and were subsequently replaced in the close season by two more American ’ s in Micah Blunt and his stepbrother “ Truck ” Tunson.

After recapitulating the " walking " themes, Gershwin overlays the slow blues theme from section B in the final “ Grandioso .”

A study on the relationship happiness to various character strengths showed that “ a conscious focus on gratitude led to reductions in negative affect and increases in optimistic appraisals, positive affect, offering emotional support, sleep quality, and well-being .”

Without such a declaration, Paine concluded, “ he custom of all courts is against us, and will be so, until, by an independence, we take rank with other nations .”

* Grzega, Joachim: “ On the Description of National Varieties: Examples from ( German and Austrian ) German and ( English and American ) English .” In: Linguistik Online 7 ( 2000 ).

* Grzega, Joachim: “ Nonchalance als Merkmal des Österreichischen Deutsch .” In: Muttersprache 113 ( 2003 ): 242-254.

This definition of agrarianism is commonly known as “ agrarian reform .”

Rousseau believed that young boys should avoid formal schooling and pursue instead an “ education direct from nature .” Ampère ’ s father actualized this ideal by allowing his son to educate himself within the walls of his well-stocked library.

* J. J. Bellermann thinks it a compound of the Egyptian words abrak and sax, meaning “ the honorable and hallowed word ,” or “ the word is adorable .”

* Samuel Sharpe finds in it an Egyptian invocation to the Godhead, meaning “ hurt me not .”

B. Passerius derives it from abh, “ father ,” bara, “ to create ,” and a-negative —“ the uncreated Father .”

* According to a note of Isaac de Beausobre ’ s, Jean Hardouin accepted the first three of these, taking the four others for the initials of the Greek anthrōpoussōzōn hagiōi xylōi, “ saving mankind by the holy cross .”

* Isaac de Beausobre derives Abrasax from the Greek habros and saō, “ the beautiful, the glorious Savior .”

Perhaps the word may be included among those mysterious expressions discussed by Adolf von Harnack, “ which belong to no known speech, and by their singular collocation of vowels and consonants give evidence that they belong to some mystic dialect, or take their origin from some supposed divine inspiration .”

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Individuals who survived to this, the latest and highest stage of evolutionary progress would be “ those in whom the power of self-preservation is the greatest — are the select of their generation .” Moreover, Spencer perceived governmental authority as borrowed from the people to perform the transitory aims of establishing social cohesion, insurance of rights, and security.

Pinchot wrote McCreight, “ we shall all be indebted to you for having made the suggestion .”