Davis, John James, 1936-

Biblical numerology / by John J. Davis. - Grand Rapids : Baker Book House, ©1968. - 174 pages ; 20 cm

Nineteenth printing, 1995.

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.

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Numbers in the Bible.

220.68

220.6/8 / D261b