Biblical Phrases as Verbalizers of Key Concepts of the Russian National Consciousness (according to the Dictionaries by M.I. Michelson and V.I. Dahl)
Biblical popular idiomatic units, being indisputable property and decoration of the Russian language, are exposed now to comprehensive study and the description. Bible idiomatic units are not only a receptacle of eternal wisdom of the Scripture, its images and parables, but also verbalizers of all-Christian concepts, some of which became an integral part of the Russian national consciousness. The analysis of lexicographic monuments of the XIX century - M.I. Michelson and V.I. Dahl’s dictionaries - helps to establish the similar concepts, which are selected for one thousand years of existence of the Russian orthodox civilization. The author analyzes structure of the bible popular units in literary and national language of the XIX century on the basis of these dictionaries. The author comes to a conclusion, that concepts «God», «Sin», «Soul», «Devil», «Man», «Love», «Spirit», «Good», «Faith» are fundamental for the Russian language picture of the world.