Catholic wrote: First you need to ignore Robert arguments...
... actually, I find the Thomas and Christ idea interesting. (Pssst.. you should check out the Vieville World card).
Catholic wrote: First you need to ignore Robert arguments...
Not quite, on the contrary, I think Huck was asking about the difference between the singular and plural forms, on the page linked here, only one (Jacques Rochias 1782) out of 12 is a plural form, Estoile or LESTOILE or whatever variations are singular forms of the same word.SteveM wrote:Huck wrote: Is "L'Etoile" less common than "Les Etoiles"?
The sample here would suggest so, 4 out of 12 have l'etoile.
Thanks for clarifying that Bertrand - memory told me it was usually singular rather than plural.Bertrand wrote:Not quite, on the contrary, I think Huck was asking about the difference between the singular and plural forms, on the page linked here, only one (Jacques Rochias 1782) out of 12 is a plural form, Estoile or LESTOILE or whatever variations are singular forms of the same word.SteveM wrote:Huck wrote: Is "L'Etoile" less common than "Les Etoiles"?
The sample here would suggest so, 4 out of 12 have l'etoile.
Bertrand
Very nice - you forgot to mention a most relevant aspect that not everyone one may be aware of - that it is doubting Thomas the twin. That his full name is Thomas Didymus, and his surname Didymus is the Greek translation of the hebrew first name Thomas - both (hebrew and greek) words for 'twin'. . . Thomas Didymus, gemina significat... (Didymus - the twin - is also an epiteth of the Sun god Apollo of course, I don't live far away from the temple of Apollo Didymus, I must go and see it next time I visiting my friends at Didim).Catholic wrote: Let me show a example of what I do.
First you need to ignore Robert arguments and play with me that Noblet is closer to the source. The fist image is Noblet' Sun. It shows a dressed man with a funny expression on the face touching the other figure torso. I normally would see the other figure as a female, because my breath rule. But take in mind that within this new kind of analysis I already have the hypothesis that the picture is distorted. This second figure has his right arm raised and only uses a piece of fabric covering partially his body. He also has a funny expression, but somehow clearer. It seems to me kind and supportive.
The second picture is the Incredulity of Thomas, painted by Ludovico Mazzolino circa 1522. It shows St. Thomas fully dressed touching the wound on our Lord torso after the Resurrection. This happens on the SUNday of Easter.
It has been suggested that it's not only a full moon, but an eclipse! As in, the world going dark at Christ's death.R.A. Hendley wrote:
With the Star representing Advent (in some decks anyway), and the Sun as a 'perfect' symbol of the Resurrection, I'm surprised some pious card-maker never equated Christ's crucifixion with the Moon card, as he was killed during the Passover, which would be during a full Moon.
Birth - Death - Resurrection.