Sentence examples for scripture which from inspiring English sources

Dr Williams drew parallels with scripture which he said resonated with society.

Caedmon later composed verses based on Scripture, which was expounded for him by monks at Streaneshalch (now called Whitby), but only the "Hymn of Creation" survives.

Unlike the orthodox canon of Christian scripture, which was inscribed and closed in the first centuries, Christian myth and legend have arisen anew throughout all of Christian history.

Roseanne is the central character in Sebastian Barry's latest novel, "The Secret Scripture," which charts her path through the violent upheavals of Ireland's past century.

Eneas, a brother of Roseanne's husband, encounters her in both novels — most fatefully in "The Secret Scripture," which was a finalist for this year's Man Booker Prize.

The musicians seem to trade remarks, and sometimes talk along with one another, as if each were reciting a text — a poem or a scripture — which they then consider.

A devotee of dry martinis and fine art, Oppenheimer's literary tastes ran to Proust and ancient Hindi scriptures, which he read in the original Sanskrit.

… Addition to one of the earlier reports: A campaign aide points out that Gov. Romney uses his iPad to read scriptures, which could explain why he glanced down at his lap a couple time during the service.

By some strange coincidence, last week marked the premiere of Kushner's newest play, "The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the Scriptures," which John Lahr called "rich, deep, beautiful, and suggestive" in the magazine this week.

250 ce), is a systematization of the Prajnaparamita ("Perfection of Wisdom") scriptures, which emphasize that the doctrine of wisdom (prajna) is the most important of the six perfections that the bodhisattva must master.

The "storms" of temptation, as he calls them, buffeted him with almost physical violence; voices urged him to blaspheme; the texts of Scriptures, which seemed to him to threaten damnation, took on personal shape and "did pinch him very sore".