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Figures of speech used in the Bible, explained and illustrated

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Figures of speech used in the Bible, explained and illustrated. 1,166 Pages.

1156 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1898

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E.W. Bullinger

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E. W. (Ethelbert William) Bullinger was born in England. A direct dissent of Swiss reformer Johann Heinrich Bullinger, a covenant theologian, he was born and raised in a home strongly influenced by Wesleyan Methodist doctrine. An Anglican priest as well as secretary of the Trinitarian Bible Society, he is primarily known as a theologian who published numerous books. He is most commonly known for The Companion Bible.

Some of his theology was and remains controversial, but there is no arguing that he had an in-depth knowledge of Aramaic, Greek and Hebrew. Some of his more popular books still in extant include his Figures of Speech Used in the Bible and Number in Scripture.

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May 28, 2025
I looked forward to reading this book because of the information it contained about how Figure of Speech are used in the Bible thereby learning more about the Bible. The books does indeed contain different figures of speech about some of the verses in the Bible but it is not organized in a way that i could use it. I thought it would go systematically through the Bible in an orderly fashion but instead it went through the different categories of figures of speech each highlighting different Bible verses. There is no way to have a Bible verse in mind and then check it against the book. I can not find a way to use. I had such high hopes for this book. To be sure it has a lot of information, but I just cannot find a way to access it.
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July 11, 2023
Incredibly helpful volume. I only had access to the 1971 edition, but I'm sure the new edition is excellent.
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December 6, 2013
Super book for study and research purposes. I do not know Hebrew so this book gives great insight into my study of the scriptures!
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February 7, 2015
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Should be required reading for newbies. Helps to understand the word. End of book references subject areas for faster lookups.
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March 25, 2016
$15. Hardback. Unmarked except for owner's name. Some wear on dust jacket with small tears on spine. Underlying boards are like new.
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August 3, 2020
Dictionary

I love the game Scramble. Because of this, and I'm sure you will laugh, I have come to read dictionaries. This is a great one!
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September 18, 2020
This is not a book I have read cover to cover, because it's purely a reference book. It's the best one I know of on Biblical figures of speech. However, I have used it often over the years.
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