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/
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