medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture For the symbolism of the 2 swords, see Lc 22, 38 : "... at illi dixerunt Domine ecce gladii duo hic at ille dixit eis satis est". For the medieval decretists, "satis est" (that's enough) means, on the contrary : "the two swords are needed " to rule the world, so for Gelasius the respublica christiana must be ruled by the pope with the emperor. db ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dixon L." <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 10:36 AM Subject: [M-R] Gelasius 1 - Two Swords > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Dear Listmembers > > Can anyone enlighten me on the origin of the symbolism of the swords in > Gelasius. Was there not a conflict with Christ's reminder to Peter, that > those who take up the sword will perish by the sword? > > Lorraine Dixon > [log in to unmask] > > ********************************************************************** > 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 > ********************************************************************** 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