Abstract The paper examines doctrinal and political reasons to explain why the Ancient Greek religion did not feature a distinct class of professional priests as suppliers religious goods. Doctrinal relate worshiping multitude powerful anthropomorphic gods with flawed characters; absence founder scripture; lack doctrine code moral behaviour piety manifested mass participation in rituals. These ...

This paper discusses possible neurological disorders in one of the oldest and most important monuments of human literature--'The Holy Scriptures'. These include epilepsy, neuromuscular disorders, speech disorders, psychogenic disorders, head trauma, and subarachnoid hemorrhage. The approach to and the 'miraculous' healing of these ailments is discussed.

The brief I have been given for this paper is to set homosexuality in the context of God's purposes for us as men and women. The source material I am to draw on is Scripture (the Old and New Testaments, and the approach is to be that of Biblical Theology. This may seem straightforward enough, but there are a number of things that need clarification at the outset if we are not to end in frustrat...

THE doctrine of Scripture is one of perennial interest to evangelical people, and most properly so, since it is to Scripture alone that they look for the rule of faith and life. Experience suggests, indeed, that some who pub'ish their thoughts on this subject-and not least in THE EVANGELICAL QUARTERLY-take their lives in their hands when they do so. But we are happy to publish this study by Pro...

The fact that Paul in a significant number of passages in his letters refers explicitly or implicitly to the Scriptures is taken as obvious evidence that he perceived Scriptures as authority not only for his own life but for the life of the Christ-followers he addresses as well. This perception of the Scriptures as the unquestioned authority at least in the life of Paul (and most likely the oth...

Denis Lamoureux seeks to resolve perceived contradictions between science and Scripture by persuading that Scripture is not inerrant, but is infallible in doctrine, and he reasons that the phenomenological language defense (as he terms it) fails to recognize the impact of ancient science upon the text. This is in contrast to the Chicago Statement on Inerrancy, which argues that phenomenological...

Webster's defines truth as "the property (as of a statement) of being in accord with fact or reality." With historical studies truth is not easily ascertained, for "reality" is the product of historical research into a past that is no longer available. Thus it is a reconstructed reality and always heuristic in its conclusions. Moreover, since all history!writing is interpretive at heart, true o...

Sir, The editorial in the October issue of Indian Journal of Psychiatry, titled "Relevance of ancient Indian knowledge to modern psychiatry" (Trivedi, 2000) is not only thought provoking but also stimulating for appropriate action. The richness of ancient Indian literature on mental health and illness since prehistoric era is well known. A brief overview of relevant literatures in different age...