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... looked upon history as a cycle . The world of men went through successive stages of progressive civilization and then of degeneration . After a time the uni- verse reverted to its original form and thereafter the same would repeat ...
... looked upon history as a cycle . The world of men went through successive stages of progressive civilization and then of degeneration . After a time the uni- verse reverted to its original form and thereafter the same would repeat ...
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... looked at from the point of view of the power of sin and its fearful results . The primitive Church met on every hand this Greek con- ception of the body as being evil for it was accepted by most philosophies . But the Church stood on ...
... looked at from the point of view of the power of sin and its fearful results . The primitive Church met on every hand this Greek con- ception of the body as being evil for it was accepted by most philosophies . But the Church stood on ...
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... looked within and trusted to inner strength ; Paul looked without and put his trust only in God's power and love.2 Paul too uses the adjective autarkes ( self- 1 1. II Cor . 12:10 . 2. Greene , Wm .: Ethics of the New Testament . In ...
... looked within and trusted to inner strength ; Paul looked without and put his trust only in God's power and love.2 Paul too uses the adjective autarkes ( self- 1 1. II Cor . 12:10 . 2. Greene , Wm .: Ethics of the New Testament . In ...
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Introduction | 11 |
IV | 38 |
Greek Thought in the New Testament | 58 |
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