text_original: The whole idea of natural death is absent from the Gospels: death is not a bridge, not a passing; it is absent because it belongs to a quite different, a merely apparent world, useful only as a symbol.
text_transcription: THE WHOLE IDEA OF NATURAL DEATH IS ABSENT FROM THE GOSPELS DEATH IS NOT A BRIDGE NOT A PASSING IT IS ABSENT BECAUSE IT BELONGS TO A QUITE DIFFERENT A MERELY APPARENT WORLD USEFUL ONLY AS A SYMBOL
phonemes: ðə hˈoʊl aɪdˈiə ʌv nˈætʃɚɹəl dˈɛθ ɪz ˈæbsənt fɹʌmðə ɡˈɑːspəlz: dˈɛθ ɪz nˌɑːɾə bɹˈɪdʒ, nˌɑːɾə pˈæsɪŋ; ɪɾ ɪz ˈæbsənt bɪkˈʌz ɪt bᵻlˈɔŋz tʊ ɐ kwˈaɪt dˈɪfɹənt, ɐ mˈɪɹli ɐpˈæɹənt wˈɜːld, jˈuːsfəl ˈoʊnli æz ɐ sˈɪmbəl.