THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE: A LIST OF BIBLICAL ALLUSIONS Pick ten of these sayings and explain them. If you know the story associated with the quote, include this information as well. A drop in the bucket A fly in the ointment A good Samaritan A house divided will not stand A labor of love A mountaintop experience A prodigal son A Road to Damascus experience A thorn in the flesh Adam’s apple: According to a nonBiblical legend, a piece of the forbidden fruit lodged in Adam’s throat as he ate it, indicating the grief that would come from it in the future. All things must pass Am I my brother’s keeper? An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth Apocalypse Armageddon As old as Methuselah As old as the hills Ashes to ashes and dust to dust At their wits’ end Baptism by fire Beating swords into plowshares Betrayed with a kiss Blessed are the peacemakers Bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh Burning bush Busybody By the skin of your teeth Calling someone “Judas” Can a leopard change its spots? Cast the first stone Cast your pearls before swine Daniel in the lion’s den David and Goliath Doubting Thomas Eat, drink, and be merry Fall from grace Fight the good fight Fire and brimstone Flesh and blood For everything there is a season Forbidden fruit Forgive them, for they know not what they do. Go the extra mile Golden calf: Materialism Gospel How are the mighty fallen! I don’t know him from Adam. In the twinkling of an eye It is better to give than to receive Jezebel Let my people go! Let not the sun go down on your wrath Let there be light Like a lamb led to the slaughter Love thy neighbor as thyself Man does not live by bread alone Manna Mark of the beast Messiah Mortal sin My cup runneth over No rest for the wicked Noah and the Ark O ye of little faith Out of the mouth of babes Philistine Salt of the earth Scapegoat Sodom and Gomorrah Spare the rod and spoil the child Stumbling block Suffering like Job The apple of his eye The blind leading the blind The bread of life The fat of the land The love of money is the root of all evil The powers that be The root of the matter The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak The straight and narrow way The writing on the wall Thrown to the lions Turn the other cheek What God has joined together, let no man put asunder. Wise king Solomon Woe is me Wolves in sheep’s clothing You reap what you sow
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