biblical scholar

collocation in English

meaningsofbiblicalandscholar

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biblical
adjective
uk
/ˈbɪb.lɪ.kəl/us
/ˈbɪb.lɪ.kəl/
in, from, or relating to ...
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scholar
noun[C]
uk
/ˈskɒl.ər/us
/ˈskɑː.lɚ/
a person who studies a subject in great detail, especially at ...
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(Definition ofbiblicalandscholarfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Peddie was abiblicalscholarwho tried to deduce an economic system whose basic principles would accord with scriptural teachings.
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He is now remembered as abiblicalscholar.
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He was a poet, theologian, critic,biblicalscholar, and member of the ecumenical movement.
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He will be the onlybiblicalscholarof the 20th century who has been beatified.
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There are biblical scholars who take a different view.
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Critical biblical scholars understand the two sets of laws to have different authorship.
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However, some biblical scholars now contend that these were separate individuals.
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Most biblical scholars now believe that these were separate individuals.
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Biblical scholars usually try to interpret a particular text within its original historical context and use whatever information is available to reconstruct that setting.
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It has not been out of print since 1737 and is still encountered today on the shelves of priests and biblical scholars.
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Those biblical scholars that teach literal interpretation give explanations for the advanced ages of the early patriarchs.
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Biblical scholars regard this custom as an imitation by the laity of the behaviour of the priests.
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This claim is rejected by most biblical scholars of archaeology.
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Because of these difficulties, many biblical scholars consider the passage fragmentary.
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Princeton also lists leading and preeminent biblical scholars and theologians among its faculty and alumni.
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Biblical scholars formerly argued against the historicity of such a person.
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The falseness of this assumption has been pointed out by many biblical scholars (p. 4).
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According to biblical scholars, the real purpose of the story was to indicate that prophecy was not restricted to a select few people.
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Biblical scholars claimed it lacked discrimination.
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