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Page 208
... authority is basically religious , mostly prophetic , although with some features of priestly authority . He appears at first as being hostile to the monarchy and then as being favourable to it . He is the spokesman of Yahweh in the ...
... authority is basically religious , mostly prophetic , although with some features of priestly authority . He appears at first as being hostile to the monarchy and then as being favourable to it . He is the spokesman of Yahweh in the ...
Page 354
... authority of even greater weight than Augustine was needed to counteract a reason that was tending to over- rate its own powers ; and this authority was attributed , although falsely , to the works of Denis the Areopagite . This impact ...
... authority of even greater weight than Augustine was needed to counteract a reason that was tending to over- rate its own powers ; and this authority was attributed , although falsely , to the works of Denis the Areopagite . This impact ...
Page 409
... authorities . Large burghs , with a population of 30,000 or more , control all functions except education and valuation of ... authority houses , with rent rebates for tenants unable to pay the higher charges . Police forces . Since the ...
... authorities . Large burghs , with a population of 30,000 or more , control all functions except education and valuation of ... authority houses , with rent rebates for tenants unable to pay the higher charges . Police forces . Since the ...
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