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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture The imagery is also carried through into apostolic times. The first lection from monastic compline is 1 Peter 5:8-9: Fratres, sobrii estote et vigilate: quia adversarius vester diabolus tamquam leo rugiens circuit quaerens quem devoret. Cui resistite fortes in fide. The RSV renders as: Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking some one to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith. --- LCC <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear T. Long, > The origin of the iconography lion/dragon is in Ps. > 90.13-14, where the God's protection is promised to > the man who trusts in Him. ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html