(March 1, 2013 at 9:27 am)EGross Wrote: I think they stole that from the Midrash of Abraham
Would people in 7th Century England have known about interpretation of texts in Judaism, though?
(March 1, 2013 at 9:27 am)EGross Wrote: Thereupon he seized and cast him into the fire; his inwards were scorched and he died in his father's presence. Hence it is written, AND HARAN DIED IN THE PRESENCE OF HIS FATHER TERAH "
Mildred, however, came out of the oven unharmed.
I found a google book edition of A Companion To Middle English Hagiography where there is an in-depth analysis of what elements in the story mean. I'm not entirely convinced that they did mean anything, though, because the story could have just been invented to make a tourist attraction.
(March 1, 2013 at 9:27 am)EGross Wrote: But when circumsized Jewish male who married gentile women who had children with her tries to pass by Abraham he grabs the guy, puts a foreskin on from the ones he collected, and tosses the guy into the fire! (A not-so-subtle anti-intermarriage story).
When did that story first appear? Was it at a time when there was a lot of intermarriage going on?
Where are the snake and mushroom smilies?
