SCALES FALLING FROM THE EYES 目からうろこが落ちる (使徒言行録 9:18)

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Prof. Barbara Newman, Northwestern University
from 2006 Bible Literary project

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Prof. Steven Goldsmith, University of California at Berkeley
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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I can only say that if a student doesn't know any Bible literature, he or she will simply not understand whole elements of Shakespeare, Sidney, Spenser, Milton, Pope, Wordsworth

Prof. Robert Kiely, Harvard University
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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Prof. David Daniell, University College London
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Prof. Gerald L. Bruns, University of Notre Dame
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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...a familiar understanding of Christian doctrine in historical perspective thus contributes to a fuller appreciation of Shakespeare's art, but Shakespeare's art

Prof. Roland M. Frye
from Shakespeare and the Christian Doctrine

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In English tradition and also for an American tradition begun by Puritan writers, a knowledge of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament is even more crucial than classical references.

Prof. Ulrich Knoefplmacher, Princeton University
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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Prof. David Jasper and Prof. Stephen Prickett
from the Bible and literature

SCALES FALLING FROM THE EYES 目からうろこが落ちる (使徒言行録 9:18)

絵の説明: Paul

著作権: V.

聖書節

すると、たちまち目からうろこのようなものが落ち、サウロは元どおり見えるようになった。そこで、身を起こして洗礼を受け、（使徒言行録９章１８節）

意味

目からうろこが落ちるときは、何かについて、突然本当のことがわかる時です。

起源と適用

使徒パウロはローマ帝国を背景に生まれました。彼はパリサイ人でイエスと弟子たちを迫害してきたのですが、ある日、現在シリアの首都であるダマスカスへの途上で、神がまぶしい光の中に現れたのです。パウロは強い光のために三日間目が見えなくなりましたが、その後アナニアという弟子に会いました。そのアナニアは神から、パウロに手を置くように言われてきたのです。たちまち彼の目からうろこのようなものが落ち、癒されたのでした。

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blind Damascus eyes Paul

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