The Life of the People in Biblical TimesJewish Publication Society of America, 1929 - 236 pages |
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... mind . But when books survive as long as our biblical collection has survived , a certain discrepancy between intention and comprehension is inevitable . We con- tinue to use the same words - we can scarcely do other- wise - but we must ...
... mind . But when books survive as long as our biblical collection has survived , a certain discrepancy between intention and comprehension is inevitable . We con- tinue to use the same words - we can scarcely do other- wise - but we must ...
Page 93
... minds of even the most sumptuous monarchs than to turn the entire city into an organized work of art . Ultimately that is what the Greeks did with their cities . The artistic genius ... mind , writers have sometimes asked CITY AND COUNTRY 93.
... minds of even the most sumptuous monarchs than to turn the entire city into an organized work of art . Ultimately that is what the Greeks did with their cities . The artistic genius ... mind , writers have sometimes asked CITY AND COUNTRY 93.
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... mind the cautions with which we began . The people with whom we have been dealing seem often extraordinarily like ourselves . That is due not to a real or imagined identity of blood but to the fact that the human mind has in the last ...
... mind the cautions with which we began . The people with whom we have been dealing seem often extraordinarily like ourselves . That is due not to a real or imagined identity of blood but to the fact that the human mind has in the last ...
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