Timeline for What does “We mortals are but shadows and dust” mean?
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| Jun 16, 2020 at 9:11 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Jan 23, 2015 at 10:25 | comment | added | Brian Hitchcock | The quotes from the Bible are from what Christians call the Old Testament, which was written hundreds of years earlier. The Jews had available written copies of that, long before the New Testament was added. Whether the Romans got it from there is another question, but remember Judea was under Roman rule at the time of Christ. | |
| Mar 3, 2014 at 22:37 | comment | added | Nico | @Juya, it is possible. Gladiator's plot starts in 180 AD. | |
| Mar 3, 2014 at 21:51 | comment | added | Juya | Something came to my mind: This film is about a gladiator in ancient Roman times. Is it sensible to refer to something in Bible in that time? As far as I remember the story of this film happens before the Christ. | |
| Mar 3, 2014 at 21:46 | vote | accept | Juya | ||
| Mar 3, 2014 at 20:45 | comment | added | AllInOne | In addition to the biblical references above also note the phrase "Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust" is from the funeral service of The Book of Common Prayer. | |
| Mar 3, 2014 at 15:25 | history | edited | Nico | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 3, 2014 at 15:21 | comment | added | Nico | @Juya, it is used figuratively to express that human life is ephemeral. Updated the answer. | |
| Mar 3, 2014 at 15:20 | history | edited | Nico | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 3, 2014 at 15:19 | comment | added | Juya | Could you say what shadows and dust mean here? | |
| Mar 3, 2014 at 15:12 | history | edited | Nico | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 3, 2014 at 15:05 | history | answered | Nico | CC BY-SA 3.0 |