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Avid learner Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Shackling as adjective

Hi,

"The operative hypothesis is that Israel's fiducial journey will be paradigmatic for the shackling reality of sin and the unfailing divine will to save sinful human beings."

from: "The Cambridge Companion to Evangelical Theology", edited by Timothy Larsen, Daniel J. Treier, page 110

Does "shackling" in the sentence above serve as an adjective?
If yes, then can I use "shackling" in that fashion?

For example: The shakling liberty shackles the lives of "the freemen".

Thanks, A.L.
  

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avid learner Does "shackling" in the sentence above serve as an adjective? Yes, as far as I can understand it. avid learner For example: The shakling liberty shackles the lives of "the freemen".

— GPY

  • avid learner Does "shackling" in the sentence above serve as an adjective?
  • Yes, as far as I can understand it.
  • avid learner For example: The shakling liberty shackles the lives of "the freemen".
  • The effectiveness of the "shac k ling ...
  • shackles" repetition seems debatable.
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avid learnerDoes "shackling" in the sentence above serve as an adjective?
Yes, as far as I can understand it.
avid learnerFor example: The shakling liberty shackles the lives of "the freemen".
The effectiveness of the "shackling ... shackles" repetition seems debatable. It is hard to understand how liberty can be
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avid learner"The operative hypothesis is that Israel's fiducial journey will be paradigmatic for the shackling reality of sin and the unfailing divine will to save sinful human beings."
"The operative hypothesis is that Israel's fiducial journey will be paradigmatic for the shackling reality of sin and the unfailing divine will to save sinful hum
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AnonymousIs "will" a noun here?
Yes.
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GPYIt is hard to understand how liberty can be "shackling".
Imagine a world where despite freedom & personal liberty are guaranteed & protected by law, one still finds oneself being forced to bow down to the will of an external party. Despite the freedom not to choose, one must choose a path, touted by this party; one must change despite one doesn’t want to ch
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