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God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

1st John 1:5

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Nature of God God

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1st John The Bible

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Scripture

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Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

90 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st John 1:5).

Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

Job

Job 1:21

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God is in control God The human condition

Speaker

Job

Source

Book of Job The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Job 1:21).

Be still, and know that I am God.

Psalm 46:10

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Stillness Meditation God

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Psalms The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Hebrew

Time

450 BC 450s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Psalm 46:10).

Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire: but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

1st Kings 19:11-12

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Nature of God God

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1st Kings The Bible

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Hebrew

Time

538 BC 530s BC 6th century BC

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Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Kings 19:11-12).

I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.

God

Exodus 20:5

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Nature of God God God's wrath

Speaker

God

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Exodus The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC

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Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Exodus 20:5).

God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM".

Exodus 3:14

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Nature of God God

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Exodus The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Boast

Language

Hebrew

Time

1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Exodus 3:14).

Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your God.

Martin Luther

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Nature of God God and man God

Author

Martin Luther

Genre

Religious literature

Language

German

Time

1529 1520s 16th century

Era

Protestant Reformation

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Luther, Martin. Der Große Katechismus [The Large Catechism]. Wittenberg, 1529, first commandant.

Current Citation

Luther, Martin. Luther's Large Catechism with Study Questions. Concordia Publishing House, 2010, first commandant.

A mighty fortress is our God,
a bulwark never failing.

Martin Luther

A Mighty Fortress is Our God

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God's protection Nature of God God

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Martin Luther

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A Mighty Fortress is Our God

Medium

Hymn Song

Genre

Religious literature

Language

German

Time

1529 1520s 16th century

Era

Protestant Reformation

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Luther, Martin. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott [A Mighty Fortress Is Our God]. c. 1531.

Current Citation

Luther, Martin. "A Mighty Fortress is Our God." Lutheran Prayer Companion, translated by Matthew Carver. Concordia Publishing House, 2018.

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

God

Revelation 22:13

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Nature of God God

Speaker

God

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Revelation The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

90 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Revelation 22:13).

In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.

Muhammad

The Quran

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Nature of God God

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Muhammad

Source

The Quran

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Arabic

Time

632 630s 7th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

The Quran. c. 630, 1:1.

Current Citation

The Quran, translated by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem. Oxford University Press, 2005, ch. 1.

This most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being... This Being governs all things, not as the soul of the world, but as Lord over all; and on account of his dominion he is wont, to be called Lord God παντοκρατωρ or Universal Ruler.

Isaac Newton

Principia

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Origin of the universe Creation of the world Creation God

Author

Isaac Newton

Source

Principia

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

Latin

Time

1713 1710s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Newton, Isaac. Scholium Generale. [General Scolium]. Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica [The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy] vol. 2. London: Benjamin Motte, 1729.

Current Citation

Newton, Isaac. "General Scolium." The Principia, translated by Andrew Motte. Prometheus, 1995.

Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

Job 37:5

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Incomprehensibility of God Nature of God God

Speaker

Elihu

Source

Book of Job The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Job 37:5).

Zeus, author of all, worker of all! For what is brought to pass for mortal men save by will of Zeus? What herein is not wrought of god?

Aeschylus

Agamemnon

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God as first cause God and man God

Speaker

Chorus

Author

Aeschylus

Source

Agamemnon

Medium

Play

Genre

Greek tragedy Tragedy (play)

Language

Greek

Time

458 BC 450s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Aeschylus. Agamemnon. 458 BCE, The Dionysia, Athens, Greece.

Current Citation

Aeschylus. "Agamemnon." The Oresteia: Agamemnon; The Libation Bearers; The Eumenides, edited and translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin Classics, 1984.

Canst thou by searching find out God?

Job 11:7

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Incomprehensibility of God Seeking God Seeking God

Speaker

Zophar

Source

Book of Job The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Hebrew

Time

500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Job 11:7).

If God was a bitch, there wouldn't be no nuclear bombs, no wars, no shit like that, cause that ain't in a bitch's nature.

Boyz n the Hood

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Nature of God Women God

Speaker

Doughboy

Actor

Ice Cube

Source

Boyz n the Hood

Medium

Film

Genre

Coming of age (film) Drama (film) Coming of age Drama

Language

English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Boyz n the Hood. Directed by John Singleton, Columbia Pictures, 1991.

God is a sea of infinite substance.

St. John of Damascus

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St. John of Damascus

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The Fountain of Wisdom

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Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

749 740s 8th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Saint John of Damascus. "An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith." The Fountain of Wisdom. c. 749, bk. 1, ch. 9.

God is that, the greater than which cannot be conceived.

Saint Anselm

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Nature of God God

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Saint Anselm

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Latin

Time

1078 1070s 11th century

Era

Middle Ages

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Saint Anselm. Proslogium [Proslogion]. c. 1078, ch. 3.

Current Citation

Saint Anselm. "Proslogion." Anselm of Canterbury: The Major Works, edited by Brian Davies and G. R. Evans. Oxford University Press, 2008, ch. 3.

She moves in mysterious ways.

U2

Mysterious Ways

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Holy Spirit God

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U2

Source

Mysterious Ways Achtung Baby

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Bono. "Mysterious Ways." Performed by U2. Achtung Baby. Island Records, 1991.

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.

Moses

Deuteronomy 6:4

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Monotheism Nature of God God

Speaker

Moses

Source

Deuteronomy The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Deuteronomy 6:4).

We must make an idol of our fear, and that idol we shall call god.

The Seventh Seal

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Fear Nature of God God

Speaker

Antonius Block

Actor

Max von Sydow

Source

The Seventh Seal

Medium

Film

Genre

Fantasy drama (film) Drama (film) Fantasy drama Drama

Language

Swedish

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Det sjunde inseglet [The Seventh Seal]. Directed by Ingmar Bergman, Svensk Filmindustri, 1957.