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Bēots can be found in the epic poem Beowulf, including by the hero himself, such as when he vows to fight Grendel without using any weapons or armor. [7] A gab (Old Occitan [ˈɡap] for "boast") is a troubadour boasting song. Boasting and bragging are necessary components of maintaining "face" in some Arab societies. [8]
The hymn "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" was written by Isaac Watts, and published in Hymns and Spiritual Songs in 1707. It is significant for being an innovative departure from the early English hymn style of only using paraphrased biblical texts, although the first couplet of the second verse paraphrases Galatians 6:14a and the second couplet of the fourth verse paraphrases Gal. 6:14b.
Jens Iverson Westengard (September 15, 1871 – September 17, 1918) was an American legal scholar and diplomat. He was a faculty member at Harvard Law School, first assistant professor (1899–1903), later Bemis Professor of International Law (1915–1918).
“Train children in the way they should go; when they grow old, they won’t depart from it.” — Proverbs 22:6 “Now faith, hope, and love remain — these three things — and the greatest ...
A bēot is Old English for a ritualized boast, vow, threat, or promise. [1] [2] The principle of a bēot is to proclaim one's acceptance of a seemingly impossible challenge in order to gain tremendous glory for actually accomplishing it.
The Apostle Paul, in his Letters, says that believers are saved by the unearned grace of God, not by good works, "lest anyone should boast", [55] and placed a priority on orthodoxy (right belief) before orthopraxy (right practice). The soteriology of Paul's statements in this matter has long been a matter of dispute. In modern Protestant ...
Other states boast even lower ages, like Alabama, Kentucky, and Michigan’s 63, or Alaska and West Virginia at age 61. In recent years, the average retirement age has risen. In 1986, the average ...
Thorn in the flesh is a phrase of New Testament origin used to describe an annoyance, or trouble in one's life, drawn from Paul the Apostle's use of the phrase in his Second Epistle to the Corinthians 12:7–9: [1]