Panel 4: GIFT EXCHANGE
Virtue: TIMOR et MISERCORDIA: Awe and Compassion
a) Abraham (Abram) and Melchizedek (Genesis 14:18-20) Circumscription:
Victor Abram regum decimavit singula rerum |
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b) The Three Wise Men and their Gifts (Matthew 2:9-11) Circumscription:
Mistica dona Deo dant reges tres tria vero |
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c) The Queen of Sheba (I Kings 10:1-10)
Circumscription: Misticat in donis regina fidem Salemonis Comment: this seems like quite a stretch. Within the scheme of figuration the assertion of the Queen's mysteriously pointing to the true future faith, - an action to be read as symbolizing magic bowing to truth, - is founded on Matthew 12:41. Figurative reading is used here by the catholic clergy in the ongoing battle against popular magic. |