tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post5099647845060659360..comments2023-10-18T14:53:28.622+01:00Comments on Forest Murmurs: The background to the icons at St Mary`sFr Michael Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320336535138538635noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-42524517699638799752009-12-17T16:55:20.528+00:002009-12-17T16:55:20.528+00:00It's getting near Christmas, isn't it? Can...It's getting near Christmas, isn't it? Can we have a Christmassy or Adventy post, please?Christmas fanaticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-42604866622739405062009-12-15T08:19:13.705+00:002009-12-15T08:19:13.705+00:00Quite right David, the Hebrew is not a contraction...Quite right David, the Hebrew is not a contraction. The use of ICXC I suppose is meant to be reminiscent of the Divine Tetragrammaton. It works for me.Fr Michael Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320336535138538635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-15603067364198335122009-12-14T21:58:11.619+00:002009-12-14T21:58:11.619+00:00I think You will find IC XC and MP OV are simple c...I think You will find IC XC and MP OV are simple contractions of names and titles.<br />However the YHWH found in the Old Testament...the personal name of God is not a contraction,but simply that Hebrew at the time of writing did not indicate vowel sounds.+Davidnoreply@blogger.com