“When we come to the Babylonian Gemara, we are dealing with what most people understand when they speak or write of the Talmud. Its birthplace, Babylonia, was an autonomous Jewish centre for a longer period than any other land; namely, from soon after 586 before the Christian era to the year 1040 after the Christian era - 1626 years.” PeopleWritingYearsChristianSpeakLandPeriodsJewErasCentreAutonomousBirthplace Book:The Babylonian Talmud ...: Baba Kamma Source: The Babylonian Talmud ...: Baba Kamma
“The only advice I would give Christians entering the world of arts: give yourself a period of time, maybe three or four years. If you haven't made it in your chosen art form, dump it.” IfsWorldGivingYearsArtMadeChristianFormThreeFourAdviceHavensPeriodsChosenMade ItFour YearsEnteringDump Author:Cliff Richard
“We can't say what God is, and until the modern period, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim theologians in the three God religions all knew that. They insisted that we have no idea what we meant when we said that God was good, or wise, or intelligent.” SaidIdeasChristianThreeWiseModernPeriodsIntelligentNo IdeaTheologian Author:Karen Armstrong
“It has been said by church historians that in those periods of Christian history where renewal, revival, and awakening took place and the church was at its strongest, that coincidental with those periods in church history, there was a strong focus on the psalms in the life of God's people-particularly in the worship of God's people.” PeopleHas BeensSaidChristianStrongChurchFocusPeriodsWorshipAwakeningStrongestHistorianRenewalRevivalPsalmsChurch History Author:R. C. Sproul
“I recently found myself going through a period of uncertainty about my future as a performer, my status as a personality, the believability of my Christian witness and the knowledge of God's will in my life. I felt a force bigger than myself saying, 'Lay back. Take it easy. Study hard. Read your bible. Think, write and keep your mouth shut for awhile.'” ThinkingWritingHardChristianFoundForceFeltEasyStudyPersonalityPeriodsMouthsBiggerLaysGods WillWitnessUncertaintyPerformersMy FutureKnowledge Of GodTake It EasyBelievability Author:Johnny Cash
“The idea that Christianity is basically a religion of moral improvement... has its roots in the liberal Protestantism of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century... It is this stereotype which continues to have influence today... But then came the First World War... What had gone wrong was that the idea of sin had been abandoned by liberal Christianity as some kind of unnecessary hangover from an earlier and less enlightened period in Christian history.” WorldFirstsKindIdeasWarTodayChristianSinMoralChristianityGoneInfluenceCenturyPeriodsLateRootsImprovementWar Of The WorldsEnlightenedAbandonedUnnecessaryStereotypeTwentieth CenturyNineteenth CenturyHangoverProtestantismFirst World War Author:Alister E. McGrath