Begat : the King James Bible and the English Language.
What do the following have in common?Let there be light - A fly in the ointment - A rod of iron - New wine in old bottlesLick the dust - How are the mighty fallen - Kick against the pricks - Wheels within wheelsThey are all in the King James Bible. This astonishing book "has contributed far mor...
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2010.
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue 1; Prologue 2; Interlude; Epilogue; Appendixes; 1 Expressions discussed in this book; 2 Number of references made to Old and New Testament sources; Index of expressions; Index of Bible translations; Index of Books of the Bible; General index.