Christian Greek Scriptures

Famous quotes containing the words christian, greek and/or scriptures:

    “From the outset, the Christian was the theorizing Jew, the Jew is therefore the practical Christian, and the practical Christian has become a Jew again.”
    —Karl Marx (1818–1883)

    “The uppermost idea with Hellenism is to see things as they really are; the uppermost ideas with Hebraism is conduct and obedience. Nothing can do away with this ineffaceable difference. The Greek quarrel with the body and its desires is, that they hinder right thinking; the Hebrew quarrel with them is, that they hinder right acting.”
    —Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)

    “A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams.”
    —Umberto Eco (b. 1932)