Dictionary of Biblical Imagery (Biblia.com)

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Every reader of the Bible has encountered the powerful, comforting and sometimes puzzling imagery of Scripture. These concrete pictures with their hidden force have struck sharp and lasting impressions on our minds. Their imprint has etched itself on the language and grammar of Christian faith and Western culture. Why then do traditional Bible dictionaries and reference works offer so little...

The biblical imagery of cleansing extends well beyond the approximately seventy-five appearances of the word in English translations. The context for this important biblical image is a complex portrayal of what is clean and unclean. To appreciate the image we must rid ourselves of many of our ideas of what is unclean and therefore requires cleansing, since these tend to be only hygienic. Though this is an important element of cleansing in the Bible, it is only part of the picture. In the

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