My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Θεέ μου θεέ μου, ἵνα τί με ἐγκατέλιπες;

Jesus

Matthew 27:46

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Topic

Divine abandonment Abandonment The crucifixion

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Founder of a religion Religious leader

From

Israel Middle East Roman Empire

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 27:46).

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The basis of a democratic state is liberty.

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Aristotle
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Politics
Genre
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Time
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Aristotle. Politics. 4th century BC, bk. 6.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Politics, translated by R. F. Stalley and Sir Ernest Barker. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 6.

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Owe no man any thing, but to love one another.

Apostle Paul

Romans 13:8

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Topic
Loving others

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Apostle Paul
Source
Romans The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
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Language
Greek
Time
56 50s 1st century
Era
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Romans 13:8).

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If this is the best of possible worlds, what then are the others?

Voltaire

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Author

Voltaire
Source
Candide
Medium
Novel
Genre
Satire
Statement Type
Question
Language
French
Time
1759 1750s 18th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
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Original Citation

Voltaire. Candide, ou l'Optimisme [Candide: or, All for the Best]. Geneva: Gabriel Cramer, 1759, ch. 6.

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Voltaire. Candide, edited by Nicholas Cronk. W. W. Norton & Company, 2016, ch. 6.