{"title":"Linguistics","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"LTR\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"inqyif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003eThe study of human language and communication.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"new-documents-illustrating-early-christianity-5-linguistic-essays-with-cumulative-indexes-to-vols-1-5-paperback","title":"New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity, 5: Linguistic Essays, with Cumulative Indexes to Vols. 1-5 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Llewelyn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis series seeks to keep New Testament and early church researchers, teachers, and students abreast of emerging documentary evidence by reproducing and reviewing recently published Greek inscriptions and papyri that illumine the context in which the Christian church developed. 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Derived from classical sources, historic events, famous literature, frontier humor, and the frailties of humankind, each of these sayings has an interesting story behind its origin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever wondered why when you're in a hurry you are told to \u003cem\u003ehold your horses, \u003c\/em\u003e wonder no more!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe's as mad as a hatter!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether it's like \u003cem\u003ea bump on a log\u003c\/em\u003e or a \u003cem\u003ebat out of hell, \u003c\/em\u003e these expressions have been around forever, but we've never really known why ... until now! Finally Dr. Funk explains more than 400 droll, colorful, and sometimes pungent expressions of everyday speech. 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