As New Testament scholar, NT Wright, put it, "Resurrection is not the re-description of death; it is its overthrow and, with that, the overthrow of those whose power depends on it". Because the early Christian martyrs believed in a truth and authority above Caesar, they did not have to submit to his authority.
9. Obama's belated suspension, in October, of military aid to the Egyptian military in response to the violent social crackdown it has overseen since its overthrow, last July, of the democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi.
Obama's belated suspension, in October, of military aid to the Egyptian military in response to the violent social crackdown it has overseen since its overthrow, last July, of the democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi.
As I write, the Obama administration is moving towards increased involvement in Syria -- heedless of the fact it has just come to light that its overthrow of Moamar Ghaddafi allowed surface to air missiles to get into al Qaeda's hands.
When East Turkistan was conquered in the 8th century by the Uighur Turks, one of their leaders adopted Manichaeism and it remained the state religion of the Uighur kingdom until its overthrow in 840.
Its overthrow is at hand".
The government cites these American funds as proof that the United States is plotting its overthrow.
The government says the group — Viet Tan, or Vietnam Reform Party — seeks its overthrow.
For those who want its overthrow, Marx and Engels are still a better guide.
No other opposition force was as unsettling to the regime or as critical to its overthrow.
In a way, Sheldrake's scientific career has been devoted to its overthrow.
