Readings in Western Religious Thought: The ancient worldPatrick Reid Paulist Press, 1987 - 395 sivua An anthology of primary readings in ancient western religious thought from the beginnings of civilization in Mesopotamia and Egypt (c. 3000 B.C.E.) to the collapse of the Roman Empire (c. 450 C.E.). + |
Kirjan sisältä
Tulokset 1 - 5 kokonaismäärästä 79
Sivu 6
... hand . Thy utterance shall come true , thy command shall not be doubted . No one among the gods , shall transgress thy bounds ! Adornment being wanted for the seats of the gods , Let the place of their shrines ever be in thy place . 0 ...
... hand . Thy utterance shall come true , thy command shall not be doubted . No one among the gods , shall transgress thy bounds ! Adornment being wanted for the seats of the gods , Let the place of their shrines ever be in thy place . 0 ...
Sivu 10
... hands retaining . Thou , Gilgamesh , let full be thy belly , Make thou merry by day and by night . Of each day make thou ... hand , Let thy spouse delight in thy bosom ! For this is the task of ( mankind ) ! " Against this stark backdrop ...
... hands retaining . Thou , Gilgamesh , let full be thy belly , Make thou merry by day and by night . Of each day make thou ... hand , Let thy spouse delight in thy bosom ! For this is the task of ( mankind ) ! " Against this stark backdrop ...
Sivu 11
... hand , the cruel and tryannical Gilgamesh in the opening of the epic is equally inhuman . The paradisal life of Utnapishtim , the immortal hero of the flood , is also not an option for Gilgamesh or other humans . Rather , to be human is ...
... hand , the cruel and tryannical Gilgamesh in the opening of the epic is equally inhuman . The paradisal life of Utnapishtim , the immortal hero of the flood , is also not an option for Gilgamesh or other humans . Rather , to be human is ...
Sivu 12
... hand in fashioning Gilgamesh , whom they endowed with superhuman dimensions . At length , Gil- gamesh arrives in ... hands , Pinched off clay and cast it on the steppe . [ On the step ] pe she created valiant Enkidu , Offspring of ...
... hand in fashioning Gilgamesh , whom they endowed with superhuman dimensions . At length , Gil- gamesh arrives in ... hands , Pinched off clay and cast it on the steppe . [ On the step ] pe she created valiant Enkidu , Offspring of ...
Sivu 16
... hand , The dirk in my belt , [ the shield ] in front of me , My festal robe , my [ greatest ] joy— An evil [ demon ] rose up and ( robbed ] me ! [ O my younger friend ] , thou chasedst The wild ass of the hills , the panther of the ...
... hand , The dirk in my belt , [ the shield ] in front of me , My festal robe , my [ greatest ] joy— An evil [ demon ] rose up and ( robbed ] me ! [ O my younger friend ] , thou chasedst The wild ass of the hills , the panther of the ...
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Republic | 141 |
HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN RELIGIONS | 159 |
Hymn to ZeusStoical Theology | 160 |
Epistal to Menoeceus Epicureanism | 162 |
The Praises of Isis The Cult of Isis | 164 |
Metamorphoses The Mysteries of Isis | 166 |
Laws Ancient Roman Religion | 171 |
The Dream of Scipio in On the Republic | 175 |
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ISRAEL AND THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES | 43 |
Genesis The Primeval History and Abraham Story | 44 |
Exodus The Exodus and Sinai Revelation | 46 |
The Former Prophets | 50 |
12 Samuel The David Story | 51 |
The Prophets | 54 |
Amos | 55 |
Hosea | 57 |
Isaiah | 59 |
Jeremiah | 61 |
Second Isaiah 4055 | 63 |
Ezra and Nehemiah | 66 |
The Writings | 67 |
Proverbs | 68 |
The Book of Job | 71 |
The Book of Daniel | 75 |
Ancient and Classical Greek Religion | 81 |
The Iliad Homers War Epic | 82 |
The Odyssey Homers Journey Epic | 99 |
The Works and Days A Greek Didactic Poem | 108 |
The Theogony A Greek Myth of Origins | 119 |
The Mystery Religions | 127 |
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter The Elusian Mysteries | 128 |
The Bacchae The Cult of Dionysus | 133 |
Socrates and Plato The Search for a Rational Theology | 135 |
The Aeneid Romes National Epic | 181 |
The Jewish Sects from Antiquities of the Jews | 269 |
The Creation of the World | 271 |
The Enneads | 275 |
THE NEW TESTAMENT | 283 |
The Letters of Paul | 285 |
Galatians | 287 |
1 Corinthians | 289 |
Romans | 294 |
The Gospels | 299 |
Marks Gospel | 300 |
The Gospel of Matthew | 308 |
LukeActs | 316 |
The Gospel of John | 328 |
Revelation The Christian Apocalypse | 335 |
THE CHRISTIAN FATHERS AND EARLY CHRISTOLOGICAL COUNCILS c 100450 CE | 340 |
The First Apology A Defense of Christianity | 343 |
Against Heresies The Struggle with Gnosticism | 350 |
The Prescription Against Heretics A Christian Opposition to Philosophy | 354 |
On First Principles A Christian NeoPlatonic Theology | 359 |
The Incarnation of the Word of God The Arian Controversy | 369 |
The Council of Nicaea The Rejection of Arianism | 375 |
The Council of Chalcedon Later Christological Controversy | 376 |
The Life of Antony The Beginnings of Christian Monasticism | 379 |
The Confessions A Christian Spiritual Autobiography | 385 |
Yleiset termit ja lausekkeet
Achaians Achilles Achilleus Aeneas Anchises ancient Apollo apostles Athene Augustine beginning believe blessed body Book called century C.E. Christ Christian Church daughter death Demeter destiny Dido disciples divine earth Egypt Enkidu Enlil epic evil faith fate father follow friends Gentiles gifts Gilgamesh give glory Gnostic God's goddess gods gospel Greek hand heart heaven Hebrew Hellenistic Hesiod holy Homer honor Horus human immortal Ishtar Isis Israel Israelite Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews journey Juno Jupiter justice killed king kingdom Kronos land live Lord Luke Marduk mortal Moses mother mystery religions myth Odysseus Osiris Paul Paul's philosophy Plato Plotinus Priam priest prophets punishment religion religious resurrection Roman Rome salvation Scriptures ships Socrates soul spirit spoke story teaching tell temple thee things thou Tiamat tradition Trojans Troy truth Urshanabi Uruk Utnapishtim vision weapons wisdom words Zeus
Suositut otteet
Sivu 61 - But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.
Sivu 62 - But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it upon their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Sivu 362 - By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter ; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of GOD, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season...
Sivu 294 - For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.
Sivu 50 - Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.
Sivu 293 - For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall understand fully, even as I have been fully understood.
Sivu 65 - Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that made us whole, and with his stripes we are healed.
Sivu 48 - Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full ; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
Sivu 293 - I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
Sivu 60 - Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!