Tuesday, June 24, 2008

On the Samaritan Concept of 'the Year'




Many of the features of the throne naturally suggests both the concept of the Jubilee year, and the central Samaritan theological concept of the renewed Time of Favour [Hebrew רצון Rāṣon, Aramaic Rūūta, Arabic Riḍwân]. (The spelling with Alef instead of He as is normal in Samaritan mss. does not matter here). In each of the two corners above the Seraph with the human face, there is an angel with one pair of wings blowing a shofar. The one on the right has an eagle’s face. The one on the left has a lion’s face. The two are a reminder of Mark. Presumably they are both the heavenly equivalent of Mark blowing the shofar to announce the Jubilee. [FOOTNOTE: I don’t know the significance of the short rod held by the angel on the right. It seems to be a burning torch. I don’t know why they are on this panel with bull and not on the other panel with the human].

A sample of what appears in the Real Messiah order it here


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