Coined by God: Words and Phrases That First Appear in English Translations of the Bible

by Stan Malless and Jeff McQuain

From appetite to liberty, the Bible has been one of the richest sources for introducing words and concepts into the English language. Even the names of the biblical books, from Genesis to Revelation, have enlarged the English vocabulary. Not only did hundreds of words come into English when biblical translators used them, but so did dozens of now common phrases, from blood money to salt of the earth. The authors cite chapter and verse and trace the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393341895
• ISBN13: 9780393341898
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"