cherub is the singular of cherubimsaying cherubs is just me being lazy
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Fri 11 May 2007, 14:02,
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or talking about something different to the bible ones
HappyToast Groat froth,
Fri 11 May 2007, 14:11,
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Oh? So in what context do cherubs exist outside of the bible?I'd wager that if you ask someone who's making cherub things where cherubs are from, they'll say the bible.
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Fri 11 May 2007, 14:18,
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well they possibly appeared in the Tanakh firstthen the bible, but I've read interpretations in many works of fiction. Then there are people who paint cherubs (fat babies with wings) with no religious conotation whatsoever in the artist's mind.
But the point is cherubism the medical condition is named after the chubby babies in paintings, not the original source of those images be they large men with spears or creatures like this:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Human_headed_winged_bull_facing.jpg which is a Shedu and possible original basis for the Cherubim.
It's like a bit like calling a vaccuum cleaner a hoover when its a dyson.
(But the point is cherubism the medical condition is named after the chubby babies in paintings, not the original source of those images be they large men with spears or creatures like this:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Human_headed_winged_bull_facing.jpg which is a Shedu and possible original basis for the Cherubim.
It's like a bit like calling a vaccuum cleaner a hoover when its a dyson.
HappyToast Groat froth,
Fri 11 May 2007, 14:25,
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