scriptural

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Recent Examples of scriptural The play allows for heady scriptural dialogue, which speaks to Weinstein and Rafaeli’s faith in the audience’s intelligence. Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 The rabbi fills it with scriptural exegesis in a mixture of Russian, Hebrew, and English. David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025 Even as Christians moved away from Judaism, the evangelists continued to work within a Jewish scriptural tradition that expected later writers to build on earlier ones. Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025 The soft-brain theory has been pretty thoroughly debunked, but scriptural notions have proved harder to dismiss. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scriptural
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scriptural
biblical
Adjective
  • This senseless act of violence is a stark reminder of the rising threats facing those who stand for biblical values.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
  • Inspire scores companies on a scale from -100 to +100 based on their adherence to biblical values.
    Sarah Cutler Updated July 22, Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2025

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“Scriptural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scriptural. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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