Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-167).
I. Introduction -- The nature of Biblical numbers -- II. The structure and syntax of Biblical numbers -- Old Testament -- New Testament -- III. The conventional use of numbers -- The functions of conventional numbers -- Problems relative to conventional numbers -- Summary -- IV. The rhetorical use of numbers -- The climatic use of numbers -- The idiomatic use of numbers -- Summary -- V. The symbolic use of numbers -- The origin of symbolic numbers -- The interpretation of symbolic numbers -- Summary -- VI. The mystical use of numbers -- Historical survey of the concept of mystical numbers -- VII. Summary and conclusions -- Conclusion -- VIII. Bibliography.