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Post by ML on Nov 16, 2018 10:59:01 GMT
It is often said that this is a simple matter of mistranslation, but Vulgate author Saint Jerome would not have made such a crude mistake
Famously, Michelangelo’s Moses has two horns protruding from his head. Clearly, the Renaissance genius, whose Moses is depicted holding the two Tablets of the Law, had in mind the account of Moses descending from Mount Sinai as recounted in Exodus 34:29. There, it says, at least according to the Latin translation, that Moses “et ignorabat quod cornuta esset facies sua,” that is,“did not know his face had become horned.” www.haaretz.com/jewish/why-even-some-jews-once-believed-moses-had-horns-1.5949749
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Post by ray on Nov 20, 2018 2:16:28 GMT
"Michelangelo sculpted Moses with horns on his head to indicate his blood-bond to the ante-diluvian kings." from a Spanish source on People that had horns.
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Post by Hans Schokkenbroek on Nov 21, 2018 11:25:48 GMT
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