A Book A Week #50: I Didn’t Know That Comes From the Bible

If you’ve lived in Nashville for a while and consider yourselves even slightly political, you’ve probably heard of Teddy Bart’s Round Table.  It was a show that aired on both radio and the local public access channel.  I enjoyed it, even though I found myself disagreeing as much as agreeing because Teddy and crew discussed the issues rationally and without a lot of rhetoric.  It was entertaining and educational.  Teddy’s cohost was a lady named Karlen Evins.

Karlen has written a few books, and I think they all deal with etymology.  If you like word origins and phrase origins you might want to check her out.  This book, her latest, was my first foray into her world.  It was a quick read, but it was enjoyable.  A lot of the phrases I was familiar with, but she gives some good insight into a lot of the meanings behind the phrases (She has an MDiv from Vanderbilt).  I found myself thinking about a few passages in a way I hadn’t before and that alone was worth the read.