The Life of the People in Biblical TimesJewish Publication Society of America, 1929 - 236 pages |
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Page 13
... course true . That much of their concept of Him reflected their rude lives and their own intense spirit is equally true . Nor did His existence seem at first to negate the existence of other gods for other peoples . But He was a ...
... course true . That much of their concept of Him reflected their rude lives and their own intense spirit is equally true . Nor did His existence seem at first to negate the existence of other gods for other peoples . But He was a ...
Page 92
... course the best epoch of Greek life is the very close of the biblical period . Athens in the days of Hezekiah was a poor little village . Yet even the Athens of the seventh century contained the promise of its later glory . Its colors ...
... course the best epoch of Greek life is the very close of the biblical period . Athens in the days of Hezekiah was a poor little village . Yet even the Athens of the seventh century contained the promise of its later glory . Its colors ...
Page 221
... symbol of courage and strength . These figures might of course have been kept alive by poetical tradition , as in our own speech , long after the animals had practically disappeared ; but apparently among the Jews an THE BEASTS OF THE ...
... symbol of courage and strength . These figures might of course have been kept alive by poetical tradition , as in our own speech , long after the animals had practically disappeared ; but apparently among the Jews an THE BEASTS OF THE ...
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