In-the-books Sentence Examples

Both Israel and Judah had their own annals, brief excerpts from which appear in the books of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles, and they are supplemented by fuller narratives of distinct and more popular origin.

He subsequently attached himself to Caesar, and it was currently reported that Cotta (who was then quindecimvir) intended to propose that Caesar should receive the title of king, it being written in the books of fate that the Parthians could only be defeated by a king.

A true introduction to Colorado mountain winters, the ones you read about in the books and think are the exaggeration of some faulty memory.

The inscription confirms in every respect the Buddhist story, and makes it certain that, at the time when it was put up, the tradition now handed down in the books was current at the spot.

The extant writings of the Jewish sages are contained in the books of Job, Proverbs, Psalms, Ben-Sira, Tobit, Ecclesiastes, Wisdom of Solomon, 4th Maccabees, to which may be added the first chapter of Pirke Aboth (a Talmudic tract giving, probably, pre-Christian material).

From the standpoint of the post-exilic age, the older delineation of the history of Israel, especially in the books of Samuel and Kings, could not but appear to be deficient in some directions, while in other respects its narrative seemed superfluous or open toi misunderstanding, as for example by recording, and that without.

Passages in the books of Samuel and Kings which might appear to point to the contrary require careful examination; they prove to be glosses or interpolations, or are relatively late as a whole.

For the year 1898-9 the present writer obtained figures directly from the books kept by the custom-house official at Tabriz, and although, as this official informed him, some important items had not been entered at all, the value of the exports and imports shown in the books exceeded that of the consular reports by about io per cent.

Sometimes, for instance, the excerpts from the older documents form long and complete narratives; in other cases (as in the account of the Flood) they consist of a number of short passages, taken alternately from two older narratives, and dovetailed together to make a continuous story; in the books of Judges and Kings the compiler has fitted together a series of older narratives in a framework supplied by himself; the Pentateuch and book of Joshua (which form a literary whole, and are now often spoken of together as the Hexateuch) have passed through more stages than the books just mentioned, and their literary structure is more complex.

The mass of the nation, of course, was always much more struck by the "signs" and predictions of the prophets than by their spiritual ideas; we see how the idea of supernatural insight and power in everyday matters dominates the popular conception of Elijah and Elisha in the books of Kings.

There are plates representing members of the chief orders in Dugdale's Monasticon, and in the books of Gasquet and Steele mentioned above; also (coloured) in Tuker and Malleson, Handbook to Christian Rome, pt.

The Buddha himself is stated in the books to have devoted to it the very first discourse he addressed to the first converts.'

It is undesirable to base the main division of our subject on an adventitious circumstance, and especially so when the nomenclature thus introduced (it is not found in the books themselves) cuts right across the true line of division.

Vaison, under the name of Vasio, was one of the principal towns of the Vocontii, and was a place of great importance under These European labour colonies are described in detail in the appendices to the Report and Evidence of the Vagrancy Committee and in the books mentioned at the end of this article, but a résumé of the more important colonies may here be given.

To this must be added the doctrine of Wisdom, given in the books of Job and Proverbs.

The book differs from the Pentateuch or Torah in the absence of legal matter, and in its intimate connexion with the narrative in the books which follow.

Now in the books John Reid is the bent copper in A Good Year For The Roses.

Is it possible that the differences in the books may not even be as much historical as they are theological?

The study of Reformed theology set forth in the books are very perspicuous.

This has led biblical scholars to turn to other methods for addressing the apparent historical discrepancies in the books.

The traditions embodied in the books ExodusJoshua are considerably later than the apparent date of the events themselves, and amid the diverse and often conflicting data it is possible to recognize distinct groups due to some extent to distinct historical conditions.

He goes even farther and connects our legend with mortals visiting earth, as the Yima in Parsism, and the " Ancient of Days " in the Books of Daniel and Enoch, and further connects the legend with the whole medieval tendency to regard the Jew as something uncanny and mysterious.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a wildly popular series among kids of all ages, and the many cartoons in the books make them fast page-turners for fifth-graders.

Joanna Cole's Magic School Bus series may feature a fictional teacher and fictional class of students, but the scientific facts in the books are all real.

Gamers control Harry through the trials and puzzles he faced in the books and a few new secrets thrown in for surprise.

The surprises found in the books will be matched by the charm of the games.

My daughters could learn homemaking, science, language arts and a multitude of other subjects by simply exploring situations and ideas expressed in the books.

They also report that their children find the problems and real-world examples in the books a lot of fun to tackle.

Super WHY! toys work in conjunction with the company's popular preschool reading series and television show to bring the characters in the books to life and enhance the learning experience.

Super WHY learning laptop has over 35 games that are played on an interactive touch screen that enables the child to get involved in the Super Reader adventures on the show and in the books.

A sampling of the recipes included in the books you get with the purchase of the blender are included on the website.

The classic Alice, from both the Tenniel drawings in the books and the Disney animated film, feature a blue dress with a white pinafore over it.

She has also been recognized for her success in the books The Top 100 Psychics in America and Psychic New York.

It was created by the filmmakers to add to the back story but does not appear in the books.

Some writers place it north of the Temple on the site afterwards occupied by the fortress of Antonia, but such a position is not in accord with the descriptions either in Josephus or in the books of the Maccabees, which are quite consistent with each other.

Its treatment of the monarchy is only part of a great and now highly complicated literary undertaking (traceable in the books Joshua to Kings), inspired with the thought and coloured by language characteristic of Deuteronomy (especially the secondary portions), which forms the necessary introduction.

The circumstances of his minority are not recorded, nor is anything related of the Scythian inroads which occurred in the latter half of the 7th century B.C., although some passages in the books of Jeremiah and Zephaniah are supposed to refer to the events.