Tuesday, July 19, 2011

English expressions of Biblical origin?

I am an atheist, But, now a highschool English teacher, I want to teach my students about the high number of phrases of Biblical origin in the English language, such as "the widow's mite," "the good Samaritan," "suffer the little children," etc. Can anyone provide an extended list of such expressions, either from own memory or a link to a website listing many more? As I said, I am not religious by any means, but the fact is, the Christian Bible has had a great influence on the literature of the English language and I think that students should investigate that influence.

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