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- noun the sacred writings of the Christian religions
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We may conjecture that this place was the Resen, or Dase, of Holy Scripture, which is said to have been a large city, interposed between Nineveh and Calah.
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It is a use of Holy Scripture which is widely remote from the critical and historical methods of our time, but which has its own value as an aid to devotion; nor does it often happen that this habit leads
The Devotions of Bishop Andrewes. Vol. I 1555-1626 1899
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My father's "pastoral momentum" was driven by Holy Scripture and the philosophy of Booker T. Washington.
Marian Wright Edelman: What the Inauguration of Barack Obama Means 2009
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The Gap Theory, which seeks to explain the fossil record by inserting geological ages between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2, has no basis in Holy Scripture.
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If that's what John Paul II and Benedict XVI have been trying to do, well, I'll just say that quoting previous councils and popes and Church Fathers and Doctors and Holy Scripture is NOT a very smart way to go about it.
Landmark Address on the Responsibilities of Universities Freedom has a purpose 2009
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Eric's blind faith in polls reminds me of Fundamentalist reading of Holy Scripture.
TPM Track Composite: Obama's Lead Slips, But Still Strong 2009
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How to listen to Holy Scripture in a way to draw others into the Fold not necessarily a "Where's that in the Bible?"
The next book? 2009
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The inspiration and authority of Holy Scripture (Christian faith and doctrine series) by John Monro Gibson
Love at first sight: Voltaire's postulate, and what's love got to do with the rest of it. 2008
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Anglicanism is whether it accords with, or 'is repugnant to', Holy Scripture '.
George Archibald: The Veil and Western Cultural Intolerance 2008
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Remain Faithful is committed to speak the truth in love, communicating clearly the position of faithful orthodox Episcopalians upholding the authority of Holy Scripture.
What it means to remain faithful Fr Timothy Matkin 2008
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