Davis, John James 1936- creator text bibliography miu Grand Rapids Baker Book House ©1968 1968 monographic eng

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174 pages ; 20 cm 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. by John J. Davis. Nineteenth printing, 1995. Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-167). Numbers in the Bible 220.68 220.6/8 D261b 0801028132 9780801028137 68019207 NNCC 690224 20220602142459.0 440845 eng