The Bible itself contains a total of 66 books and is divided into, two parts, the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old T

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问题     The Bible itself contains a total of 66 books and is divided into, two parts, the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament contains 39 books and the New Testament is a collection of 27 books. Whatever definitive the collection, the books vary in kinds of writing and in length and have emerged into a range of distinctive situations. The books can be read as classic literature, to appreciate each book is saying, and why and how it is saying so. For this purpose it is important, therefore, to bring literary criteria to bear the text, and consider the source, the methods of editing or constructing the text, the style of writing, the various indicators of the work’s structure. It is important to remember, furthermore, the New Testament is not just a set of literary classics, mad was written as the guide book to living the Christian life. The nature of the story and the style of the literature should be considered in the lights of their purpose as in preaching and teaching. So we must be fully aware of the context in the Christian communities in which these books were created. The story was told in uncertain styles because the community wanted to communicate with its belief, or needed to set out guidelines for its own life. The New Testament is the source for the body of teaching and preaching at the same time providing evidences of the social and historic context to support the teachings.

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答案lights→light

解析 词义混淆。in the light of sth.为固定搭配,意为“考虑到……”,例如:In light of this tragic event,we have cancelled the 4th ofJuly celebrations. (考虑到这个悲剧事件,我们取消了7月4日的庆典。)在美式英语中,也可用作in 1ight of sth.。
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