Bibliography on Figures of Speech in the Bible

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Breck, John. The Shape of Biblical Language. Crestwood, New York: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1994.

Bullinger, E.W. Figures of Speech Used in the Bible. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1968.

Caird, G.B. The Language and Imagery of the Bible. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1980.

Hans, Julia. Go Figure! Bloomington, Indiana: Westbow Press, 2018.

Jackson, Wayne. Biblical Figures of Speech. Stockton, CA: Courier Publications, 2005.

Morgan, G. Campbell. The Parables and Metaphors of Our Lord. Old Tappan, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1943.

Reibold, George H. Figurative Language. Franklin, Ohio: James Knapp Reeve, 1925.

Reich, Keith A. Figuring Jesus. Leiden: Brill, 2011.

Schroeder, Aaron. Bible Figures of Speech. Bloomington, Indiana: Westbow Press, 2015.

Thomas, Owen. Metaphor and Related Subjects. New York: Random House, 1969.

Wiersbe, Warren W. Index of Biblical Images. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 2000.

Wilcox, Max. The Semitisms of Acts. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1965.

Williams, David J. Paul’s Metaphors. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1999.