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Recent Examples of scriptural
The rabbi fills it with scriptural exegesis in a mixture of Russian, Hebrew, and English.
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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
This is the scriptural way of handling issues in the church.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
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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
This is the scriptural way of handling issues in the church.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scriptural
biblical
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Yet many donors—ministers, nonprofit leaders, and faithful laity—gave to support orthodox Christian training rooted in biblical fidelity, not the progressive agendas dominating mainline seminaries.—
The Rev. Jake Dell,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
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Too may adaptations of biblical stories settle for capturing their lessons, not their spirit.—
Chris DeVille,
The Atlantic,
6 July 2025
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“Scriptural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scriptural. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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