Re: Every
name in the book
Posted by ESC on November
22, 2001 In Reply to: Re: Origin of a phrase
posted by Barney on November 22, 2001
: : : : : I would like to
know the origin of the phrase:
: : : : : "Every name in the book" and I need
a citation.
: : : : : Thank you
: : : : This is a tricky one I have looked
hight and low and can only find one quote which sugests a biblical significance
to the phrase:
: : : : The Book of Life is the final record on each one of us.
Think of this Book of Life as a big tally sheet for everyone who was ever born.
Think of the Book of Life being made up of billions of names. And next to each
name are two boxes. One box is labelled "eternal life" and the other box is labelled
"eternal death". Now picture a single check mark in just one of those boxes for
each and every name in that Book of Life. That is all that is in the Book of Life.
:
: : : I hope that someone else can shed more light on this for you.
: : : The
'Book of Life' is the product of fevered imaginings and cannot be relied on as
an accurate destination board for any living, or dead, person.
: : : Just felt
your thoughts should be leavened with these facts.
: : thanks Barney I am aware
of the imaginary nature of the aformentioned book but this quote (flawed as it
is) is the best that I can come with at the moment. Can you do any better?
:
Nope
At the risk of starting one of those long strings, I take issue with the
word "imaginary." The Book of Life is a Biblical term -- a religious belief. "God
is represented as having a record of all those who are under his special care.
To be blotted out of his Book of Life is to be cut off from his favor. In the
New Testament, the Book of Life refers to the record of the righteous who are
to gain eternal life." From "The Layman's Bible Encyclopedia" by Willam C. Martin,
The Southwest Company, Nashville, Tenn., 1964.
Back to "every name in the book."
I haven't found an origin. But it refers to every bad name in the book -- SOB,
etc. A similar phrase (not politically correct): He called me everything but a
white man.
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