Simply counting and documenting the founders many references to the bible, i think tells us little except that the bible was a useful resource for this generation of americans. In the book, i try to move beyond the sufimple observation that they frequently cited the bible. That all most goes without saying. I want to move on and examine how the founders used the bible and thousand mhow it may have i their founding project. Which biblical texts appealed to them and why do they think these texts spoke to them in their own time and situation . A study of the founding generations uses of the sacred text must be attentive, must be attentive to the purposes for which the bible was invoked. And, again, not merely to the fact that they read and frequently referenced it. The founders uses of the bible, they use the bible for a variety of reasons and for diverse reasons ranging from the primarily literary to the fro foundly theological. They use the bible as we sometimes they use the bible as we
Lily O'Laughlin's fifth inning double knocked in two runs, providing enough insurance for Downingtown West to survive a seventh inning Chambersburg rally and win the opening round of the PIAA Class 6A softball tournament by a score of 4-3
Lily O'Laughlin's fifth inning double knocked in two runs, providing enough insurance for Downingtown West to survive a seventh inning Chambersburg rally and win the opening round of the PIAA Class 6A softball tournament by a score of 4-3