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apology and is
It is has been argued that Luke may be writing: a letter of apology ( traditionally a defense for one ’ s beliefs ), a letter of legitimation for Christian beliefs, a letter to equip the church to function amidst the Roman Empire, or a letter that is apolitical.
Supporters of this view believe thatto a hypothetical outside reader, presents Christianity as enlightened, harmless, even beneficent .” Some believe that through this work, Luke intended to show the Roman Empire that the root of Christianity is within Judaism so that the Christians “ may receive the same freedom to practice their faith that the Roman Empire afforded the Jews .” Those who support the view of Luke ’ s work as political apology generally draw evidence from the facts that Christians are found innocent of committing any political crime ( Acts 25: 25 ; 19: 37 ; 19: 40 ) and that Roman officials ’ views towards Christians are generally positive.
Some scholars believe that the apologetic view of Luke ’ s work is overemphasized and that it should not be regarded as a “ major aim of the Lucan writings .” While Munck believes that purpose of Luke ’ s work is not that clear-cut and sympathizes with other claims, he believes that Luke ’ s work can function as an apology only in the sense that it “ presents a defense of Christianity and Paul ” and may serve to “ clarify the position of Christianity within Jewry and within the Roman Empire .” Pervo disagrees that Luke ’ s work is an apology and even that it could possibly be addressed to Rome because he believes that “ Luke and Acts speak to insiders, believers in Jesus .” Freedman believes that Luke is writing an apology but that his goal is “ not to defend the Christian movement as such but to defend God ’ s ways in history .”
( Acts 3: 13 ; 5: 30 ; 15: 10 ; 22: 14 ; 26: 6 ; 28: 5 ) Those who agree with this claim often reject that Luke is writing an apology.
The theme is of retribution: David's sin against Uriah the Hittite is punished by God through the destruction of his own family, and its purpose is to serve as an apology for the coronation of Bathsheba's son Solomon instead of his older brother Adonijah.
In practice a groveling letter of apology to the court is sufficient to ward off this possibility, and in any event the warrant is generally ' backed for bail ' i. e. bail will be granted once the arrest has been made and a location where the person can be found in future established.

apology and defense
But Reimarus ' main contribution to theological science was his analysis of the historical Jesus, Apologie oder Schutzschrift für die vernünftigen Verehrer Gottes (“ An apology for, or some words in defense of, reasoning worshipers of God ” — only read by a few intimate friends during his lifetime ), which he left unpublished.
" At his trial, he later recanted his apology and blamed his outburst on his diabetes, some wine and a change in medication, a defense that was rejected by the court and he was subsequently fined $ 1, 000.
The word also appears in the negative in: unbelievers are αναπολόγητοι ( anapologētoi ) ( without excuse, defense, or apology ) for rejecting the revelation of God in creation.
He addressed a discourse to the Roman Emperor Hadrian containing a defense, or apology, of the Christian religion, when the latter was visiting Athens in AD 124 or 125, which Eusebius states incorrectly moved the emperor to issue a favourable edict.
Als insisted that Caged Bird marked one of the first times that a Black autobiographer could, as Als put it, " write about blackness from the inside, without apology or defense ".
In the book's title, Hardy uses the word " apology " in the sense of a formal justification or defense ( as in Plato's Apology of Socrates ), not in the sense of a plea for forgiveness.

apology and justification
Ramesh Kallidai, secretary of the Hindu Forum of Britain, said: " The apology is not unconditional, it makes a justification for the behaviour.

apology and for
And Lilly's whole family seemed to be an apology for Mr. Banks.
On 10 September 2009, following an Internet campaign, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made an official public apology on behalf of the British government for " the appalling way he was treated ".
On November 13, 1977, Capp retired with an apology to his fans for the recently declining quality of the strip, which he said had been the best he could manage due to declining health.
In 1997 the Linnean Society issued a posthumous apology to Potter for the sexism displayed in its handling of her research.
On February 26, Bush issued a formal letter of apology to Cardinal John Joseph O ' Connor of New York for failing to denounce Bob Jones University's history of anti-Catholic statements.
A survey conducted by Angus Reid Public Opinion in June 2010 found that 61 per cent of Britons and 70 per cent of Northern Irish agreed with Cameron ’ s apology for the Bloody Sunday events.
The letter opens with all apology that a " foolish Scot " should be charged to write for a Lombard king.
On 3 September 2008, however, publisher Harper Collins issued a public apology for its book " The Daring Book for Girls " which openly encouraged girls to play the instrument.
Fox offered an on-air apology the following day during the same " Happening Now " segment, expressing regrets for what it described as a " video error " with no intent to mislead.
Powers was interrogated extensively by the KGB for months before he made a forced confession and a public apology for his part in espionage.
This included a letter of apology written to Chaim Weizmann for earlier statements he had made.
Despite a 1995 apology regarding World War II by Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, tensions still remain, mostly because many Chinese feel there is a lack of true remorse for wartime crimes committed by Imperial Japanese forces.
* 2008 – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes an historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to a residential school abuse in which children are isolated from their homes, families and cultures for a century.
The entire apology for Christianity formed by the three volumes of the Traité, which combated severally the heresies of atheism, deism, and Socinianism, was received with praise.
In extreme cases, the kowtow can be used to express profound gratitude, apology, or to beg for forgiveness.
In August 2009 Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz visited Tripoli and issued a public apology to Libya for the arrest of Hannibal Gaddafi and his wife.
In May 1934, a final peace agreement was signed, resulting in the return of Leticia to Colombia, a formal apology from Peru for the 1932 invasion, demilitarization of the area around Leticia, free navigation on the Amazon and Putumayo Rivers, and a pledge of non-aggression.
The MCC asked Harold Larwood to sign an apology to them for his bowling in Australia, making his selection for England again conditional upon it.

apology and belief
Sensei clearly feels responsible for K's suicide, displayed in his constant trips to the cemetery at Zoshigaya to visit K's grave, his belief that he is being punished by heaven, or is destined for misery and loneliness, his belief that he must never be, or can never be, happy, because of this betrayal of K. Thus, as is often the case in Japanese culture ( particularly in the Tokugawa era, but also certainly carried on beyond it ), Sensei's suicide is an apology and an attempt to show penitence, or to do something about one's mistakes.

apology and aims
According to the government and the mediator elders, the CUD prisoners signed an apology letter admitting partial responsibility for the post election violence and promising not to use unconstitutional means for any political aims.

apology and persuade
By offering an apology, a good reference, tax-free lump sum and avoidance of the time and cost and risk of losing, the employer may persuade the employee to make a similarly economic decision to drop the claim, sign a compromise agreement and clear his desk.

apology and audience
* the Groaner Foul, whereby an Actlete who speaks a pun bad enough to make the audience groan loses at least one point for their team, unless their apology to the audience is heartfelt enough.
Marge, who is in the audience, accepts Homer's apology and the two make up.
When Rich accepted Gilbert's apology, Gilbert suddenly turned on him and, in front of a stunned audience and a speechless Russell, rammed Rich's head into the ringpost, just as Rich had done to him moments earlier.

apology and particular
Alfred Hessel describes the Philobiblon as “ he particular charm of the apology consist in fact that it contains sound library theory — though clothed in medieval garb ”.
Ben Huh, founder of the Cheezburger Network, of which failblog. org is a part, demanded an apology and the removal of the video, stating that the image was faked, and that the website is non-partisan and has never endorsed a particular political candidate or party.

apology and point
Whitehouse had increased her criticism of the series during the previous two seasons under producer Philip Hinchcliffe and script editor Robert Holmes, who had taken it in a more adult direction, and Curran's apology marked a turning point in the BBC's support for the series.
An Italian truck driver and member of the Italian Communist Party was shot at a crossing point in August 1976 ; the GDR government was severely embarrassed and, unusually, offered an apology.
The paper's editor discovered the quote three days after the paper was distributed, pulled available copies, and issued a campus-wide apology, but the quotation was seen as the latest in a series of attention-getting stunts that were either provocative or offensive depending on the reader's point of view.
This was the turning point in Sydney's season, and ultimately they went on to win the flag after which Roos refused to accept Walls ' apology.
These last words point to the use in the composition of this apology of a lost apocryphal work of very early date, The Preachings of Peter.

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