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- Pascal is right in much of what says about grace, right in some of what he says about sin, and entirely wrong with regard to what he says about their relationship.
- The "average man" elevated by self-pronounced realists is a lemming, not only a symptom of the failure to thrive but even to begin. Whether we want it or not a human being is the tensile string between saint and sinner.
- The "average man" is a modern construct. He arises in an age of capital, when one man wishes to exploit another and feel good about it.
- The best way of complimenting Adam Smith is to ignore what he says about money, and listen to what he says about the affections.
9 times in Greek versions of the complete Bible. Used in American English as apothegm, aphorisms (adages). British: apophthegm. Example: "cleanliness is next to godliness."
Bishops' Bible. Matthew Parker, archbishop of Canterbury, initiated the project to create a new Bible version in 1563. He became its Editor-in-Chief. A number of scholars — many of them bishops — worked independently on different parts of Scripture.
Apr 12, 2023 · apothegm. noun: A terse, witty, instructive saying. From Latin apothegma/apophthegma, from Greek apophthegma (apothegm), from apophthengesthai (to speak plainly), from apo- (off, away) + phthengesthai (to speak). Earliest documented use: 1570.
Mar 21, 2011 · For example, with regard to Orah’s childhood (at age 8) she treats education and literacy, baking and brewing, pottery production and spinning and weaving. Thus she brings to life the...
Mar 22, 2019 · In 1604, England’s King James I authorized a new translation of the Bible aimed at settling some thorny religious differences in his kingdom—and solidifying his own power. But in seeking to prove...
APOTHECARY. a-poth'-e-ka-ri: Found in English Versions of the Bible eight times in the Old Testament and Apocrypha for Hebrew word rendered more accurately "perfumer" by the Revised Version (British and American) in Exodus 30:25,35; 37:29; Ecclesiastes 10:1; though inconsistently retained elsewhere ( 2 Chronicles 16:14 the English Revised ...
