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In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. The New International Version translates the passage as: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
A hanged wolf in sheep's clothing. A 19th century illustration of the mediaeval fable attributed to Aesop. False prophets are frequently referred to in the New Testament, sheep were an important part of life in the Galilee of Jesus' era, and the metaphor of the pious as a flock of sheep is a common one in both the Old and New Testaments.
Aggressive "Wolf in sheep's clothing" [21] mimicry contrasted with a defensive form, Batesian mimicry. The model for an aggressive mimic can be a harmless species, in which case the 3 roles are played by separate species, or the model can be the prey itself, in which case the arrangement involves only two species.
A page from Matthew, from Papyrus 1, c. 250. The first discourse (Matthew 5–7) is called the Sermon on the Mount and is one of the best known and most quoted parts of the New Testament. [6]
An innovation in the popular image of wolves started by Jesus includes the concept of the wolf in sheep's clothing, which warns people against false prophets. [69] Several authors have proposed that Jesus's portrayal of wolves, comparing them to dangerous and treacherous people, was an important development in perceptions on the species, which ...
"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruit. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Walter Wink (May 21, 1935 – May 10, 2012) was an American Biblical scholar, theologian, and activist who was an important figure in Progressive Christianity.Wink spent much of his career teaching at Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City.
Wolf in sheep's clothing is an idiom of biblical origin often wrongly attributed to Aesop A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing may also refer to: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (Black Sheep album), 1991; A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (Josephine Foster album), 2005 "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" (song), a 2006 song by This Providence