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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture >> (who has just found out that the Phoenicians sacrificed infants and >> realised >> the impact on some of the psalms) >> > Yes, I used to wonder why on earth it ever occurred to Abraham to attempt > to > > sacrifice Isaac until I realised it was fashionable among the neighbours > and > > he was the odd one out .. > > BMC > > > At the end of the Dead Sea Scroll exhibition in the Royal Ontario Museum > in > Toronto in 2009 were three depictions of Abraham attempting to sacrifice > Isaac; Jewish, medieval European (gorgeous French stained glass) and > Islamic > (I think 14th century). The only picture to show the donkey, who must > have > been necessary to carry the wood, was the Jewish one. All the men showed > great horror at seeing the Hand of God, dramatically portrayed in all > pictures, but the donkey seemed quite calm about the matter. > > > Anne Yes, but don't the mediaevals show Isaac carrying the wood as a "type" of Christ carrying the Cross ? I agree the donkey makes sense, archaeologically speaking. BMC ********************************************************************** 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