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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture --- "Rochelle I. Altman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and > culture Is there any need to perpetuate > the > non-existant concept of "feet" as "a euphemism for private parts" > concocted > by much later delicate sensibilities. I quote from the commentary of Otto Kaiser (Professor of Old Testament at the University of Marburg): "The seraphim reverently conceal their faces and private parts with their wings." A footnote explains: "Cf Ex. 4.25 and Isa. 7.20. In both passages, 'feet' is used as a euphemism for the genitals." Bill. ===== ____________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html ********************************************************************** 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