"Philo of Alexandria introduced in the first century what has been described as the 'Hellenizing of the Old Testament,' or the allegorical method of exegesis. By this, as Erdmann observes, the Bible narrative was found to contain a deeper, and particularly an allegorical interpretation, in addition to its literal interpretation; this was not conscious disingenuousness but a natural mode of amalgamating the Greek philosophic with the Hebraic doctrines."

-- Philo

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“While contemporary non-Evangelicals have virtually reduced faith to 'courageous ignorance,' Evangelicals have hardly been faithful in defending God's objective communication of truth.”

Source : Ronald H. Nash (1992). “The Word of God and the Mind of Man”, Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing Company
“Hip-hop is a beautiful culture. It's inspirational, because it's a culture of survivors. You can create beauty out of nothingness.”
“The longer you live and the more you learn, the more clearly you will feel the difference between the few men who are truly great and the mere virtuosi.”
“The reflex of fear was soon replaced with another, more useful emotion. Rage.”

Source : Tara Moss (2012). “Assassin”, p.5, HarperCollins Australia
“Real love is always fated. It has been arranged before time. It is the most meticulously prepared of coincidences. And fate, of course, is simply a secular term for the will of God, and coincidence for His grace.”

Source : Mike Mason (1985). “Mystery of Marriage: Meditations on the Miracle”, Multnomah
“Introducing someone as a "Negro poet with a University degree" or again, quite simply, the expression, "a great black poet." These ready-made phrases, which seem in a common-sense way to fill a need-or have a hidden subtlety, a permanent rub.”
“Mankind will possess incalculable advantages and extraordinary control over human behavior when the scientific investigator will be able to subject his fellow men to the same external analysis he would employ for any natural object, and when the human mind will contemplate itself not from within but from without.”

Source : Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1966). “Essential works”
“I've reached a place with my work where I'm ready to concentrate more on life.”

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