{"product_id":"scapegoats-shambles-shibboleths-hardback-book","title":"Scapegoats, Shambles \u0026 Shibboleths Hardback Book","description":"Wonderful words and fascinating phrases you never knew came from the Bible.\r\n´?¢The fruit of his labours´?¢, Martin Manser´?¢s Scapegoats, Shambles \u0026amp; Shibboleths is a delightful book for all who adore the English language. ´?¢In the twinkling of an eye´?¢ we learn that many of our most familiar phrases are taken straight from the King James Version of the Bible. Far from being ´?¢holier than thou´?¢, it seems we quote from the Bible without even realising!\r\nMartin Manser explains in detail what it is to be ´?¢the apple of someone´?¢s eye´?¢... ´?¢No modern physiology book would put it like this, but in the past the pupil of the eye was referred to as ´?¢the apple´?¢. After all, it was shaped like one. In addition, because it was recognised to be the most important part of the eye it was a symbol for all things precious. The most valuable part of a highly valued organ of the body. Dotted around the Bible the phrase therefore represents anything that is of great worth - whether it is the law of God in Proverbs 7:2, the people of Israel found and nurtured in the desert or as an individual on the receiving end of divine care.´?¢\r\nA quirky present, Scapegoats, Shambles \u0026amp; Shibboleths will amuse and entertain as well as shed a thought-provoking light on the background to our rich and varied language.\r\n272 pages","brand":"Martin Manser","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":42086828933332,"sku":"9780340979792","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9351\/9316\/products\/9780340979792.jpg?v=1637525614","url":"https:\/\/etcevents.co.uk\/products\/scapegoats-shambles-shibboleths-hardback-book","provider":"ETCEvents","version":"1.0","type":"link"}