Brush Up Your Bible!, 1st Edition - Hardcover

Michael Macrone; Tom Lulevitch

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062700243 ISBN 13: 9780062700247

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1993

Synopsis

The author of Brush Up Your Shakespeare! It's Greek to Me! and By Jove! reveals the many touchstone phrases and words from the Bible that are part of everyday speech, including book, song, and play titles.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

What did Israel sow in order to "reap the whirlwind"? Where did the "prodigal son" go to spend his inheritance? What is a "plowshare" and how can you beat a sword into one? Learn about these and other well-known words, phrases, and stories of the Old and New Testaments that have entered our everyday language. Includes black-and-white line drawings by Tom Lulevitch, a helpful index to key words and phrases, and a section on expressions that are mistakenly attributed to the Bible.

About the Author:

Michael Macrone is the author of nine entertain-ing guides to literary and intellectual history. His specialties include the Shakespeare canon, classical writings, mythology, the Bible, and great ideas. He lives in San Francisco, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0062700243
• ISBN 13: 9780062700247
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 366