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머리말 ······························································································· 4
1장 추정해 보니 다른 식물
1-1 요한이 먹은 메뚜기 ·································································· 12
1-2 탕자가 먹은 쥐엄 열매 ······························································· 19
1-3 예수님이 말씀하신 백합 ······························································ 24
1-4 예수님이 비유하신 겨자씨 ··························································· 31
1-5 양의 피를 칠한 우슬초 ································································ 37
1-6 예수님의 시체에 바른 침향 ·························································· 43
1-7 다윗의 군대가 올라간 뽕나무 ······················································· 48
1-8 삭개오와 아모스의 뽕나무 ··························································· 52
1-9 이사야서의 밤나무와 상수리나무 ··················································· 59
1-10 단풍나무와 신풍나무 ································································ 68
1-11 야곱이 장자권을 산 팥죽 ··························································· 71
2장 원래부터 오역된 식물 이름
2-1 감람나무 ················································································· 78
2-2 종려나무 ················································································· 86
2-3 창포 ······················································································· 94
2-4 사과 ····················································································· 101
2-5 감복숭아와 살구 ····································································· 106
2-6 잣나무와 소나무 ····································································· 111
3장 밝혀 본 식물의 정체
3-1 유다가 목매달아 죽은 나무 ························································ 122
3-2 예수의 십자가를 만든 나무 ························································ 126
3-3 예수의 고난에 관련된 식물 ························································ 131
3-4 샤론의 장미 ··········································································· 138
3-5 모세의 만나 ··········································································· 143
3-6 이삭의 양을 걸리게 한 수풀 ······················································· 151
3-7 모세의 타지 않은 떨기나무 ························································ 157
3-8 아담의 선악과 ········································································ 163
3-9 노아의 방주를 만든 나무 ··························································· 167
3-10 아기 모세를 담은 상자 ··························································· 173
4장 이상한 이름의 식물들
4-1 황양목 ·················································································· 180
4-2 백향목 ·················································································· 184
4-3 화석류 ·················································································· 188
4-4 조각목과 싯딤나무 ·································································· 192
4-5 쓸개 ····················································································· 197
4-6 나드, 나도, 나도풀 ·································································· 202
4-7 번홍화 ·················································································· 206
4-8 고벨화 ·················································································· 209
4-9 비둘기똥, 합분태 ····································································· 213
4-10 로뎀나무 ············································································· 217
4-11 에셀나무 ············································································· 223
4-12 소회향과 대회향 ··································································· 228
4-13 합환채 ················································································ 236
5장 특정 범주에 속한 식물들
5-1 모세의 향품들 ········································································ 244
5-2 쓴 나물 ················································································· 250
5-3 짠나물과 대싸리 ····································································· 256
5-4 떠도는 티끌 ··········································································· 261
맺는말 ····························································································· 268
참고 1. 주요 영어성경의 약자와 발행년도 ················································ 270
참고 2. 재미있는 식물 이야기 ······························································· 272
인용문헌 ························································································· 293
