medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
And this certainly won't help, but as a child in Iraq I was
taken to see what purported to be the tree itself. It was
quince.
On Fri, 9 Aug 2002 10:46:34 -0400 Nicole Schulman
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> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
> >culture Greetings all...
> >I was wondering if anyone could tell me, if it is actually
> >definitive, when did the fructus which Eve and Adam ate specifically
> >become an apple? I have long wondered not only about the time
> >period, but about the medium. Was it visual -- painting, tapestry --
> >or was it written somewhere?
> >Much appreciative, and terribly curious.
> >cheers
> >Amy
> >
> Don't knwo if this will help, but I recall that the identification
> was a Western medieval one, based on the apparent relationship
> between the Latin word for apple "malum" and the adjective "malum."
> Obviously the identification makes no real sense unless you're using
> a vulgate version of the bible....
>
> cheers,
>
> Nicole
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