scriptural

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Likely composed by the earliest Buddhist nuns in a variety of Indian languages between 600 and 300 B.C., the verses were later anthologized in Pali, the scriptural language of Theravada Buddhism.

From The Wall Street Journal

Citing scriptural commands to seek justice, he said he was speaking out despite the risks to encourage compassion.

From New York Times

“He was a great pope, a marvellous pope. He was able to explain the scriptural matters of faith and also the traditional teachings of the Church,” said Father Callistus Kahale Kabindama, a priest from Zambia.

From Reuters

“There was a time when the Bible was taught in classrooms as literature not theologically, but just as literature just so you have a general knowledge of biblical stories or scriptural narrative,” he said.

From Washington Times

He said his aim is to explain the scriptural debate about queerness, rather than take a position.

From Seattle Times