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Recent Examples of scriptural
The soft-brain theory has been pretty thoroughly debunked, but scriptural notions have proved harder to dismiss.
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Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
This is the scriptural way of handling issues in the church.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a half-skeptical lament for the process of tyranny and dissent, as alluded to in the scriptural epigraph about the strangling Ficus religiosa tree that gives the film its title.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 Jan. 2025
Republicans focus on Christian Bible passages At Wednesday’s hearing, three Christian pastors testified in favor of LGBTQ+ rights, and were asked by Republican lawmakers about the scriptural underpinnings for their views.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 22 Jan. 2025
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Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
This is the scriptural way of handling issues in the church.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a half-skeptical lament for the process of tyranny and dissent, as alluded to in the scriptural epigraph about the strangling Ficus religiosa tree that gives the film its title.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 Jan. 2025
Republicans focus on Christian Bible passages At Wednesday’s hearing, three Christian pastors testified in favor of LGBTQ+ rights, and were asked by Republican lawmakers about the scriptural underpinnings for their views.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scriptural
biblical
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Israel’s victory in the Six-Day War, and its conquest of the West Bank and other territory, were proof that God was fulfilling biblical prophecies.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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Augustine’s numerous works cover mostly theology, philosophy, biblical exegesis, apologetics, and pastoral matters.—
Alejandro Antonio Chafuen,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Scriptural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scriptural. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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