medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Hi Denis!
You won't find an actual description in the bible of
'feathered fish' or suchlike. The links are more
subtle than that, which is why I suggested a
commentary.
For example, the word for 'heavens' in Hebrew
(shemayim) contains the root of the word for 'waters'
(mayim) which links into the concept of waters above
and below the earth.
Birds, consequently, swim through the upper waters and
fish through the lower.
Apologies for the crude transcription. I managed to
get the Hebrew alphabet on this thing but it wouldn't
point the text for me...
Cheers
Rob
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