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Created: September 20, 2004
Latest Update: September 20, 2004
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Moses and His Horns . . . S. Pietro de Vincoli, RomeSome of jeanne's memories of Italy: I always recall our visit to S. Pietro de Vincoli in Rome. We somehow ended up with a guide. Must have been with my mother-in-law. I was transfixed by the Michelangelo's Moses when suddenly the lights went out. The guide pulled out a coin and dropped it into a slot and back the lights came. Again I stared, transfixed, and again the lights went out. Again a coin. And so on . . . By the time Arnold and I got to the little town, Ravenna, where he bought his Italian sun glasses, on another visit, we were gazing at the mosaic masterpieces all over the walls, and I wasn't the least bit surprised when the lights went out and we had to find coins once more.
Mr. Lippman wrote in reference to my question on Moses and Monotheism as to what Michelangelo meant by the horns on Moses.
Bob Lippman wrote on Monday, September 20, 2004:
Here is the answer to your question:
When the Bible was translated into Greek, the Hebrew word for "rays of light" was mistranslated as "horns." In the fourth century, this error found its way into the Vulgate, the Latin version of the Scriptures.
Sincerely,
Bob LippmanThanks for the information, jeanne
Kids, did you know that Cinderella's glass slippers happened the same way? A scribe misread the word vair, meaning fur, for verre, meaning glass. They sound alike in French. Cinderella originally had fur slippers. Isn't it interesting how much we later learn about what we think we "know.?"
Other Resources:
- Look at Moses forehead. He has horns! Why?
- MOSES' HORNS AGAIN. Gerald A Honigman replies: For the interpretation that Jews were seen as Devils.
- And more on Moses' Horns
