"[My father was ] Presbyterian [minister]. But I did not take the Bible seriously until I was forced to take Hebrew at McCormick Theological Seminary."

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Source : Source: www.biblicalarchaeology.org

Hershel Shanks

#Father Quotes #Hebrew Quotes #Ministers Quotes

“Or is this how humans survive, shrugging off history, immersing themselves in the moment?”
“The Bible did not arrive by fax from heaven. The Bible is the product of man, my dear. Not of God. The Bible did not fall magically from the clouds. Man created it as a historical record of tumultuous times, and it has evolved through countless translations, additions, and revisions. History has never had a definitive version of the book.”
“The name of a person you love is more than language.”
“As a child, sheâ€™d always had what she imagined were fascinating thoughts, but didnâ€™t ever say them. Once, as a little girl, at recess, she thought that if she ran very fast at a pole and then caught it and swung quickly around, part of her would keep going, and she would become two girls.”
“I closed my eyes. The only things I knew about why Empty Ones worked the way we did was that we had room for extra souls because we started out with less, and that we could make gates because of our innately human sense of home. But my home was here. How on earth was I supposed to find another one?The gate needs to be opened and closed before dawn, Cresseda said, a hint of strain flowing through her voice.YES. THANKS FOR THAT. VERY HELPFUL RIGHT NOW.”
“The things that I draw on, and the world that I feel part of, aren't particularly youth culture.”
“I do know that I'm responsible not for what happens, but for what I make of it.”
“We are on the cusp of a marketing revolution. And it's being led by YOU.”

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