The Wordsworth dictionary of Bible quotations by Martin H Manser (Paperback /

Title: The Wordsworth dictionary of Bible quotations Format: Paperback / softback Type: BOOK Publisher: Wordsworth Reference UK Release Date: 19950331 Language: English

This volume contains more than 4000 quotations from the Authorized (King James) version of the Bible, the Apocrypha and the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. It allows the reader to discover the origins of phrases such as "fly in the ointment" and the "salt of the earth".