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All the birds of the Bible : their stories, identification and meaning / Alice Parmelee.

By: Publication details: New York : Harper, [1959]Description: 279 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.85982
LOC classification:
  • BS664 .P37 1959
Contents:
I. In the beginning : Every winged bird -- Animal parade -- The raven and the dove.
II. The people of God : Abraham's birds -- Birds of Egypt -- Quails in the wilderness -- On eagles' wings -- The bird list of the Bible.
III. When the kings reigned : Swifter than eagles -- The king who talked about birds -- Vultures and Bible history -- Elijah's ravens.
IV. Birds of the prophets, priests, psalmists, writers : The way of an eagle in the air -- Where birds make their nests -- The singing of birds -- Their appointed seasons -- The snare of the fowler -- The Old Testament naturalist.
V. Birds in the New Testament : She could not afford a lamb -- Like a dove descending -- His eye is on the sparrow -- In Him was life -- Bird cages in the temple -- Peter and the cock -- Flying eagles of Revelation.
Summary: "As the author guides us on this unique journey through the Bible, we travel in the company of patriarchs, kings and prophets, seeing the world of nature as they saw it and discovering the significance that birds had for them. From the "winged fowl" of the Garden of Eden, through the quails that sustained the Hebrew tribes wandering in the wilderness, to the flying eagles of Revelation, birds bring a vivid touch of reality and lead the reader to the heart of the Bible message.
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Includes index.

I. In the beginning : Every winged bird -- Animal parade -- The raven and the dove.

II. The people of God : Abraham's birds -- Birds of Egypt -- Quails in the wilderness -- On eagles' wings -- The bird list of the Bible.

III. When the kings reigned : Swifter than eagles -- The king who talked about birds -- Vultures and Bible history -- Elijah's ravens.

IV. Birds of the prophets, priests, psalmists, writers : The way of an eagle in the air -- Where birds make their nests -- The singing of birds -- Their appointed seasons -- The snare of the fowler -- The Old Testament naturalist.

V. Birds in the New Testament : She could not afford a lamb -- Like a dove descending -- His eye is on the sparrow -- In Him was life -- Bird cages in the temple -- Peter and the cock -- Flying eagles of Revelation.

"As the author guides us on this unique journey through the Bible, we travel in the company of patriarchs, kings and prophets, seeing the world of nature as they saw it and discovering the significance that birds had for them. From the "winged fowl" of the Garden of Eden, through the quails that sustained the Hebrew tribes wandering in the wilderness, to the flying eagles of Revelation, birds bring a vivid touch of reality and lead the reader to the heart of the Bible message.

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