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... gods , nor are Fortune's works independent of Nature or of the woven texture and interlacement of all that is under the control of Providence . " 10 The fact is also that in the two passages Acts 24 : 2 and Romans 13:14 the word does ...
... gods , nor are Fortune's works independent of Nature or of the woven texture and interlacement of all that is under the control of Providence . " 10 The fact is also that in the two passages Acts 24 : 2 and Romans 13:14 the word does ...
Page 99
... gods as descending to human level . And even in the case of the masterpieces the mind of the worshiper was stocked with the tales of Homer and the poets about the escapades and the amours of these very gods . Again these gods were ...
... gods as descending to human level . And even in the case of the masterpieces the mind of the worshiper was stocked with the tales of Homer and the poets about the escapades and the amours of these very gods . Again these gods were ...
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... God.18 That is why the gospel was foolishness to the Greeks . And just as the gods could love only that which was worthy , so man in his love toward his fellow could do only the same thing . As God was presented as lov- ing something ...
... God.18 That is why the gospel was foolishness to the Greeks . And just as the gods could love only that which was worthy , so man in his love toward his fellow could do only the same thing . As God was presented as lov- ing something ...
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Introduction | 11 |
IV | 38 |
Greek Thought in the New Testament | 58 |
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