02-03-2022, 08:46 PM
I've not seriously considered this page, previously. The illustrations are so sparse that it seems there is nothing very clear to indicate a potential interpretation. It is easy to skip over this page. Perhaps that is the intention. The old Jedi mind-trick: "Nothing to see here. Move along" When, in fact, it is just the opposite in this case.
If the interpretation of the "chi-rho" sequence is accepted as valid, there could hardly be any clearer indicator of Christian religious interpretation, in terms relevant to the C-14 dates. Still dual interpretation creates ambiguity. And it is more difficult to recognize and correctly name something that is unknown.
When a valid interpretation can be established, and ambiguity and obfuscation get resolved, it is like a light turned on. Still, nothing in the VMs stands on its own. However, there are a growing set of examples in VMs illustrations, where this interpretation will add strong support to these other factors that favor the religious interpretation in certain images. What more could there be?
I did notice on the interior end of the 'rho' diagonal that there was a part of a solar representation. And also that it was matched by another solar representation on the 'gamma' diagonal. So, we have a pair of suns. The VMs makes use of parings. And what is the little rectangular item in the middle. Let's call it a map. And where do we have a map with two suns?? It's the VMs Rosettes. Is this going to help anything? Probably not. It might help if we could read.
As to 'pi' and 'gamma' - who knows? I read that images of pommegranates were sometimes associated with 'chi-rho' symbolism, <but, now I am joking>.
If the interpretation of the "chi-rho" sequence is accepted as valid, there could hardly be any clearer indicator of Christian religious interpretation, in terms relevant to the C-14 dates. Still dual interpretation creates ambiguity. And it is more difficult to recognize and correctly name something that is unknown.
When a valid interpretation can be established, and ambiguity and obfuscation get resolved, it is like a light turned on. Still, nothing in the VMs stands on its own. However, there are a growing set of examples in VMs illustrations, where this interpretation will add strong support to these other factors that favor the religious interpretation in certain images. What more could there be?
I did notice on the interior end of the 'rho' diagonal that there was a part of a solar representation. And also that it was matched by another solar representation on the 'gamma' diagonal. So, we have a pair of suns. The VMs makes use of parings. And what is the little rectangular item in the middle. Let's call it a map. And where do we have a map with two suns?? It's the VMs Rosettes. Is this going to help anything? Probably not. It might help if we could read.
As to 'pi' and 'gamma' - who knows? I read that images of pommegranates were sometimes associated with 'chi-rho' symbolism, <but, now I am joking>.