F2F Class notes 23 August (Eddie)

hiccup =

burp =

A hotly contested, supposedly ancient manuscript suggests Christ was married. But believing its origin story—a real-life Da Vinci Code, involving a Harvard professor, a onetime Florida pornographer, and an escape from East Germany—requires a big leap of faith.

manuscript = a hand-written text

to contest = to challenge

a leap of faith = a big step based not on evidence but on faith or belief

evidence n = proof

evident adj = clear, obvious

bore = (about an inscription) to have on it, to carry

to bear = to carry

bear / bore / borne

Example using the same sentence structure as the original

An unbelievable but risky opportunity is presenting itself to our company now. But investing in this new venture – a potentially deadly move for our small company at a time when we are not doing too well – must be done very carefully.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/07/the-unbelievable-tale-of-jesus-wife/485573/