The Syrian ChristHoughton Mifflin, 1916 - 425 pages |
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Page viii
... bring this preface to a close to sound a note of warning . So I will say that the Orientals ' ex- tensive use of figurative speech should by no means be allowed to carry the idea that all Oriental speech is figurative . This manner of ...
... bring this preface to a close to sound a note of warning . So I will say that the Orientals ' ex- tensive use of figurative speech should by no means be allowed to carry the idea that all Oriental speech is figurative . This manner of ...
Page 16
... bring forth a son , and thou shalt call his name Jesus ; for he shall save his people from their sins . " In this manner the promise is made to the waiting mother , who " keeps these things , and ponders them in her heart . " The ...
... bring forth a son , and thou shalt call his name Jesus ; for he shall save his people from their sins . " In this manner the promise is made to the waiting mother , who " keeps these things , and ponders them in her heart . " The ...
Page 20
... bring forth a son . " 1 A miracle ? Yes . But a miracle means one thing to your Western science , which seeks to know what nature is and does by dealing with secondary causes , and quite another thing to 1 Luke 1 : 28 , 31 . an Oriental ...
... bring forth a son . " 1 A miracle ? Yes . But a miracle means one thing to your Western science , which seeks to know what nature is and does by dealing with secondary causes , and quite another thing to 1 Luke 1 : 28 , 31 . an Oriental ...
Page 27
... bring forth a son . ' Here it is explained , also , why upon the birth of a " man - child , " well - wishers troop into the house , - even on the very day of birth , - bring their presents , and congratulate the parents on the divine ...
... bring forth a son . ' Here it is explained , also , why upon the birth of a " man - child , " well - wishers troop into the house , - even on the very day of birth , - bring their presents , and congratulate the parents on the divine ...
Page 37
... bring upon the earth . The presentation of a child at the temple , or the " admittance of an infant into the Church , " is one of the most tender , most beautiful , and most impressive services of my Mother Church -the Greek Orthodox.1 ...
... bring upon the earth . The presentation of a child at the temple , or the " admittance of an infant into the Church , " is one of the most tender , most beautiful , and most impressive services of my Mother Church -the Greek Orthodox.1 ...
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