biblical allusion
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A biblical allusion is a reference to a story, character, or phrase from the Bible, used to evoke its associations without full explanation.
Writers assume readers will recognize a David and Goliath matchup or thirty pieces of silver and understand the implied meaning.
Biblical allusions pervade English literature and everyday speech, from forbidden fruit to the writing on the wall.
- SacrificeSurrendering something valued
- ExodusMass departure from a place
- MosesHebrew prophet, liberator
- Promised LandCovenant-granted biblical territory
- SamsonBiblical figure with hair-bound might
Genesis · Adam and Eve · Mary Magdalene · Jesus Christ · Job · Tower of Babel · Judas Iscariot · David and Goliath · Armageddon · Abraham · Covenant · Noah's Ark · King Solomon · Temptation · Delilah · Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse · Resurrection · New Jerusalem
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