The Writing on the Wall
Everyday Phrases from the King James Bible
Published on 1. January 2015
114 pages
978-1-908381-72-9 (ISBN)
Description
The King James Bible is a treasure-trove of idioms and cliches that have entered everyone's vocabulary-and yet few are aware of the Bible as their source.Whetheryour interest is purely linguistic, theological, or devotional,this book assumes no priorfamiliarity with the scriptures. Byproviding the context of each book and phrase it becomes a usefulguidebook, bringing the Bible alive. With 40 phrases in the firstsection and 25 in the second, it can evenbe used through the days ofLent and Advent.Takinga phrase from each book and exploring its origins and modern usage,Richard Noble gives afascinating glimpse into this 'inestimabletreasure', the firstmainstream English translation andstill unequalled in linguistic beauty.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Durham
United Kingdom
File size
0,44 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-908381-72-9 (9781908381729)
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Content
- Intro
- Preface
- The Dedication to King James
- The Old Testament
- Genesis (The First Book of Moses)
- Exodus (The Second Book of Moses)
- Leviticus (The Third Book of Moses)
- Numbers (The Fourth Book of Moses)
- Deuteronomy (The Fifth Book of Moses)
- The Book of Joshua
- The Book of Judges
- The Book of Ruth
- The First Book of Samuel
- The Second Book of Samuel
- The First Book of the Kings
- The Second Book of the Kings
- The First Book of the Chronicles
- The Second Book of the Chronicles
- Ezra
- The Book of Nehemiah
- The Book of Esther
- The Book of Job
- The Book of Psalms
- The Proverbs
- Ecclesiastes, or The Preacher
- The Song of Solomon, or Song of Songs
- The Book of the Prophet Isaiah
- The Book of the Prophet Jeremiah
- The Lamentations of Jeremiah
- The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel
- The Book of Daniel
- Hosea
- Joel
- Amos
- Obadiah
- Jonah
- Micah
- Nahum
- Habakkuk
- Zephaniah
- Haggai
- Zechariah
- Malachi
- The Intertestamental Period
- The New Testament
- The Gospel according to St Matthew
- The Gospel according to St Mark
- The Gospel according to St Luke
- The Gospel according to St John
- The Acts of the Apostles
- The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans
- The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
- The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
- The Epistle of Paul to the Galatians
- The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians
- The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians
- The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians
- The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians
- The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians
- The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy
- The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy
- The Epistle of Paul to Titus
- The Epistle of Paul to Philemon
- The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews
- The General Epistle of James
- The First Epistle General of Peter
- The Second Epistle General of Peter
- The First, Second, and Third Epistles of John
- The General Epistle of Jude
- The Revelation of St John the Divine
- Glossary
- Index to idioms and phrases in the King James Bible
