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Headword: Μάννα
Adler number: mu,129
Translated headword: manna
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
An offering, a drink-offering.
Also the nourishment falling from above. It signifies something like this: that which was covered only on the evening of the sabbath. So Christ, the sweetness of life, was covered in preparation for his burial.[1]
Greek Original:
Μάννα: θυσία, σπονδή. καὶ ἡ ἄνωθεν πίπτουσα τροφή. σημαίνει δὲ τί τοῦτο: ὃ ἑσπέρᾳ τοῦ σαββάτου μόνον ἐκρύπτετο. καὶ Χριστός, ὁ γλυκασμὸς τῆς ζωῆς, τῇ παρασκευῇ τῷ τάφῳ καλύπτεται.
Notes:
See also mu 130.
[1] Echoing the Jewish day of Preparation, occuring before the Passover sabbath.
Associated internet address:
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Keywords: Christianity; definition; food; imagery; religion
Translated by: Kyle Heath on 17 November 2005@20:33:31.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (modified translation; x-ref; cosmetics) on 18 November 2005@03:11:12.
Catharine Roth (modified translation slightly) on 18 November 2005@11:47:56.
David Whitehead (typo) on 20 November 2005@04:23:51.
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