University Press of America
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Trim: 6¼ x 9
978-0-7618-3035-1 • Paperback • December 2004 • $51.99 • (£40.00)
John M. Shackleford, retired, taught courses in Anatomy for thirty years, before earning a second graduate degree in Theology. He is also author of Biblical Body Language (University Press of America, 2000).
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 God as Symbol
Chapter 4 The Cross as Symbol
Chapter 5 The Symbolism of Sin
Chapter 6 The Symbolic Nature of Prayer
Chapter 7 Salvation as Symbol
Chapter 8 Symbolism in Salvation History
Chapter 9 Kingdom as Symbol
Chapter 10 Birth and Death as Symbol
Chapter 11 Suffering as Symbol
Chapter 12 The Symbolism of Eating and Drinking
Chapter 13 Growth as Symbol
Chapter 14 War as Symbol
Chapter 15 Symbols of Love
Chapter 16 Faith as Symbol
Chapter 17 The Symbolism of Belief Versus Unbelief
Chapter 18 Doubt as Symbol
Chapter 19 The Body as Symbol
Chapter 20 The Heart as Symbol
Chapter 21 Science as Symbol
Chapter 22 Religion as Symbol
Chapter 23 Art as Symbol
Chapter 24 Beauty as Symbol
Chapter 25 Bibliography