Ruby's Greek Thread

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 (there is a lot of floral imagery in the Bible)

I am interested in that point. Has it been tryed to identify the flowers that mention the bible in the VM herbal?
I have this link in my database:
You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (it mentions to Poppy - papaver somniferum (f33r in the VM) as Isaiah 40:6,the crucifxtion and reference to gall is Matthew 27-34)

There was great interest in the roses in the Middle Ages. Austrian and German poets/knights used them for their symbol. They were defending the glory of women, which means they sought reforms to bring some more feminine values in the Church, values such as forgiveness, unconditional love, patience, forgiveness, ets. In other words, they focused on female artistic inspiration. In the Latin Vulgata Bible, the lily was apparently mistranslated to 'rose' (in the Song of Songs). I suppose the Rosicrucians picked up on the floral imagery and included rose in their symbol.