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Drinking Beer in Mesopotamia (Aeon) by Tate Paulette In ancient Mesopotamia, beer brewing was intertwined with everything from religious scripture to administrative records.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 29 Oct. 2024
Wooden chairs stood in perfect rows, framing a sacred chest where the Hebrew scriptures are carefully stored.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Robinson discourages any bullet-point summary of either scripture or her book.
—Nicholas Frankovich, National Review, 24 Oct. 2024
Fan also surprised the audience with a brief performance of chanting scriptures in the Pali language, which was met with applause.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
This film shines a light on Mary's journey, blending sacred scripture to create a story that feels both sacred and modern.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
The community now revolves around what McMaster calls 2024 kinds of values, not rooted in dogma or scripture; while its curriculum draws much of its inspiration from Christian teachings, speakers represent multiple faith traditions.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
Spiritualism allowed practitioners to forgo religious authority, scripture, and dogma when accessing the spirit world.
—Elizabeth Garner Masarik / Made By History, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
To momentarily curb his prefab MAGA scriptures and racist dog whistles, Trump needed to exit the realm of the overtly political—which, apparently, meant sitting with a giggly, goateed standup comedian.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 29 Oct. 2024
Wooden chairs stood in perfect rows, framing a sacred chest where the Hebrew scriptures are carefully stored.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Robinson discourages any bullet-point summary of either scripture or her book.
—Nicholas Frankovich, National Review, 24 Oct. 2024
Fan also surprised the audience with a brief performance of chanting scriptures in the Pali language, which was met with applause.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
This film shines a light on Mary's journey, blending sacred scripture to create a story that feels both sacred and modern.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
The community now revolves around what McMaster calls 2024 kinds of values, not rooted in dogma or scripture; while its curriculum draws much of its inspiration from Christian teachings, speakers represent multiple faith traditions.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
Spiritualism allowed practitioners to forgo religious authority, scripture, and dogma when accessing the spirit world.
—Elizabeth Garner Masarik / Made By History, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
To momentarily curb his prefab MAGA scriptures and racist dog whistles, Trump needed to exit the realm of the overtly political—which, apparently, meant sitting with a giggly, goateed standup comedian.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Scripture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Scripture. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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