RE: Hand symbolism

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Subject: RE: Hand symbolism
From: Sam Silverman (smpr@rcn.com)
Date: Sun Sep 26 2004 - 23:20:47 EDT 

Dierk: It sounds like this is what I am asking about, but you give too few
details to be sure. In any event, can you give me a citation on the
Byzantine finger symbolism?
Sam

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ioudaios-l@Lehigh.EDU [mailto:owner-ioudaios-l@Lehigh.EDU] On
Behalf Of Dierk van den Berg
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 6:12 PM
To: First Century Judaism Discussion Forum
Subject: Re: Hand symbolism

[sorry for double posting]

Sam,
you mean Byzantine finger symbolism for Trinity and the two natures of
Christ, esp. the sign of the Cross (Gal 6:17) within sacramental blessings ?

tot ziens,
_Dierk
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j'attaque!
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <smpr@rcn.com>
To: "First Century Judaism Discussion Forum" <ioudaios-l@Lehigh.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 10:28 PM
Subject: Hand symbolism


> A bit off topic, but ...
>
> What is the content or symbolic meaning of the configuration
> of the fingers and hands in the priestly blessing? I ask
> because I recently saw a painting with a different
> configuration, the two middle fingers (not including the
> thumb)joined and separated from the two others. Looking at
> additional paintings I find different configurations of the
> fingers, including that of the priestly blessing, that is, a
> two and two configuration.
>
> Does anyone have citations to the symbolism of these
> different configurations of the fingers?
>
> Sam Silverman
>
>

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