tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155367343849395740.post8424688420882493001..comments2023-05-22T00:49:33.419-07:00Comments on Pronaos: Artifacts and the Temple 3: CherubimGrandpa Enochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15843964313015704177noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155367343849395740.post-76640980653402434802009-03-19T21:31:00.001-07:002009-03-19T21:31:00.001-07:00Could these be a representation of the Seraphim ab...Could these be a representation of the Seraphim above the throne of God?Gaius_Maximushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419378489030349991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155367343849395740.post-11389252459534587282009-03-19T21:31:00.000-07:002009-03-19T21:31:00.000-07:00Could these be a representation of the Seraphim ab...Could these be a representation of the Seraphim above the throne of God?Gaius_Maximushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419378489030349991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4155367343849395740.post-83186060589136625902009-03-09T00:07:00.000-07:002009-03-09T00:07:00.000-07:00These Cherubim are strongly reminiscent of Egyptia...These Cherubim are strongly reminiscent of Egyptian glyps, where the two females are typically said to be Isis and Hathor. The diminutive central figure would then be Horus. The fact that he is seated on a lotus blossom further supports that idea. Clearly, the Ark of the Covenant borrowed its iconography from the Egyptian tradition. We see the same thing in the celestial room of the Salt Lake Temple where Aphrodite (the goddess on a scalloped shell) is flanked by two cherubic figures, which take the place of the Egyptian godesses in later iconography. The question is this: Why did Solomon and Brigham Young choose to include similar pagan images that draw on similar ancient traditions in temples dedicated to the God of Israel? Within the answer to that question lies a marvelous discovery for Latter-day Saints about the rest of our modern temple symbolism and ritual.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892013499410269737noreply@blogger.com