Jiang accepts the scriptural reading that the coin image works because faith is like gold proved in fire, not because Dante wants a random luxurious metaphor.
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Key Notes
The class interprets 'the Holy Ghost's abundant rain poured upon the parchments old and new' as the Holy Spirit inspiring a large body of sacred writing.
The quoted passage has Dante declare belief in one eternal God who motionlessly moves the heavens by love and grounds that belief in physical proofs, metaphysical proofs, and scriptural revelation.
Jiang identifies the 'chief singer of the sovereign guide' as King David, setting up David as a key source for Dante's account of hope.
The read passage grounds hope in scripture itself, with Dante saying both new and ancient scripture set the mark of what hope promises to souls befriended by God.
Jiang argues that Galileo's real danger was not disagreement with Church science but claiming authority to interpret Scripture above the Church.
Dugin says the Scofield Bible embedded a small Protestant sect's pseudo-prophecy into scripture, making many American readers unable to distinguish commentary from holy text.
Jiang claims that Ezra, acting under Persian authority, rebuilt Jewish identity through separation rules and scripture in order to create conflict and instability inside the region.
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"...this coin is well examined. There's also a verse in the scripture that says that gold will go through fire, and faith is like..."
"The Holy Ghost abounded rain. The Holy Ghost abounded rain?"
"saying that the Holy Ghost's abundant rain poured upon the parchments old and new, and here abundant rain is water, abundant rain is ink,..."
"Um, line 112. Yes. This done, the high and holy chord resounded throughout its features, with te deum laudamus, sung with the melody they..."
"For this belief, i have not only proofs both physical and metaphysical i also have the truth that here rains down through moses and..."
"Verse 70. This light has come to me from many stars, but he who first instilled it in my heart was the chief singer..."
"You guys know who the chief singer of the sovereign guide is? King David, right? Okay? King David. And why is King David so..."
"...promised unto me, unto you. And I, the new and ancient scripture, set the mark for souls whom God befriends. For me, that mark..."
"...Bible you could not make great difference between the real holy scripture and this modern commentary explaining that the end fate of the humanity..."
"...all Christians. So that is the total reduction of the Holy Scriptures by small and not so much known sect. But when this Skopje..."
"polythesis religion at this time in history most people in that area was polypistic and people got along really well with that um that's..."
"...him, listen, this heliocentric model, it's fine, but it goes against Scripture, okay? Let's look at Scripture. Scripture says that the Earth, it's firm...."
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