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Dous777 |
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freedragon10022 |
2. RE: real angels
May 1 2010, 9:20 PM EDT
It doesn't say they don't have wings. Seraphins are believed to have 6 wings. We could debate this, but whatever.
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3. RE: real angels
Jul 10 2010, 10:33 AM EDT
Seraphim are described as having wings. They are angels.
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King's.Call |
4. RE: real angels
Jul 10 2010, 9:05 PM EDT
Remember that when Christianity first became the offical religion of Rome, the Romans made their drawings with pagan symbols like the halos and perhaps there are where the wings come from.
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Ebon_Moon |
5. RE: real angels
Jul 10 2010, 10:05 PM EDT
Not only the Romans. It is believed that the first images of Angels arose from certain mythical beings from Persia and other surrounding countries, which had a profound effect on the Jewish culture.
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King's.Call |
6. RE: real angels
Jul 10 2010, 10:09 PM EDT
Are Persian Angels the same as Christain Angels?
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Ebon_Moon |
7. RE: real angels
Jul 10 2010, 10:33 PM EDT
The Christian Angels, came from the Jewish bible, who's idea of an angel, who is human like with great wings, stems from the surrounding nations and influential cultures at that time. The Ancient Persians, had a lot of mythology, depicting images of angelic figures, though they didn't actually have things called angels. I believe the word angel stems from a Greek word which means messenger.Thus, from such ancient cultural influences of humanoid winged beings, we have the image of an angel. This, as you also mentioned, also came from classical art, which may have also have been influenced by the east, after all, Greece was very open minded with trade, religion and indeed the idea of homosexuality. Do you find this valuable? |
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Dous777 |
8. RE: real angels
Jul 11 2010, 1:06 PM EDT
Ebon, what did your R.E. teacher think of you?
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Ebon_Moon |
9. RE: real angels
Jul 11 2010, 1:22 PM EDT
Hehehe, good question. As you can probably see, i do not really take any side when it comes to religious mythology. She, was quite a strict Catholic, and loathed teaching me, i was always the one asking questions and bringing my own knowledge to the classroom. Eventually, she began to just ignore me. hehehehe
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Universalstar |
10. RE: real angels
Jul 11 2010, 3:52 PM EDT
lmao, deja vu much? my religion teacher hated me because i was constantly contradicting her
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Ebon_Moon |
11. RE: real angels
Jul 11 2010, 3:55 PM EDT
Hehehe, R.E teachers are funny like that, they teach you something but dislike being questioned about it. Come to think of it, much of school life is like that, most lessons you attend, the teachers expect you to learn what they have to say, no questions asked. It seems a bit pointless learning something if you can't ask why something is the way it is, or you can't bring your own knowledge.
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King's.Call |
12. RE: real angels
Jul 11 2010, 3:56 PM EDT
Teacher's think they get some authority over students and like to play God in the classroom
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Universalstar |
13. RE: real angels
Jul 11 2010, 3:58 PM EDT
if a religion teacher plays god, is that Blasphemy? XD
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Ebon_Moon |
14. RE: real angels
Jul 11 2010, 4:04 PM EDT
Perhaps, it depends on how true it is. I remember this one teacher, she had such a perfect body with all of the right curves and....ahem, well yes, as i was saying...
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Universalstar |
15. RE: real angels
Jul 11 2010, 4:06 PM EDT
O.O i dont even want to know... thanks for the mental image anyway XD
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King's.Call |
16. RE: real angels
Jul 11 2010, 4:07 PM EDT
"Perhaps, it depends on how true it is. I remember this one teacher, she had such a perfect body with all of the right curves and....ahem, well yes, as i was saying..."(lucky you) Do you find this valuable? |
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Ebon_Moon |
17. RE: real angels
Jul 11 2010, 4:08 PM EDT
Hehehe. What was the original topic again? Angels wasn't it? hehehe
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Universalstar |
18. RE: real angels
Jul 11 2010, 4:09 PM EDT
yeah, but can we go back to the teacher? XD jkjk
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Dous777 |
19. RE: real angels
Jul 11 2010, 4:13 PM EDT
This is usually the time Sup shows up.
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