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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Excellent question, Bill. But I think you misunderstood, or I was not clear. "Feet" definitely refers to male sex organs. But I think it is a plain name not a euphemism. As for Ruth she apparently uncovers Boaz' sex organ--asserting her right to do so as she feels she is entitled a Levirite marrage [i.e. with the male next of kin]. As for Seraphim I have been trying to figure them out for years. Where did you get the winged serpent idea? I long ago concluded, that cheribim were winged lions on the basis of ancient near East iconography. In archaeology winged lions always appear in situations very similar those described in the Bible as places where there were cheribim. I think that Hebrew scholars in general now agree with this. But winged serpents... Enlighten me please. V. K. Inman Quoting Bill East <[log in to unmask]>: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > --- "V. Kerry Inman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and > > culture > > > > We don't really know that this plural form of the common word for > > "foot" is a > > euphemism now do we? > > I'm not a Hebrew scholar so I can't continue the discussion with any > advantage. But I would ask what you understand is happening at Ruth 3, > when Ruth uncovers the feet of Boaz, and why this action should have > such a remarkable effect on him. > > Also: a seraph is a winged serpent. It has no feet. > > 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 > ********************************************************************** 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