tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post4919553025446788439..comments2024-03-28T12:17:44.126-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): WeathercocksMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-54911262340523163072012-07-29T14:10:35.560-05:002012-07-29T14:10:35.560-05:00At some retreat or another, we had an interesting ...At some retreat or another, we had an interesting discussion about what Communion would be like, if the feast it was based on was that of the loaves and fishes at the Sermon on the Mount, rather than the wine and bread of the Last Supper...EvenSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032555334605790413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-11498354413208563802012-06-01T08:40:22.873-05:002012-06-01T08:40:22.873-05:00An interesting thought.An interesting thought.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-62917710119941258172012-06-01T07:41:13.498-05:002012-06-01T07:41:13.498-05:00I wonder if the preference for the Good Shepherd (...I wonder if the preference for the Good Shepherd (male) analogy over the hen (female) analogy is connected to the purge of feminist ideas from the early Christian church as seen in sources such as the Dead Sea Scrolls.<br /><br />Here's an article that gives other references to that early feminism:<br />http://www.cta-usa.org/wicl/4jesusandwomen.htmlxcentrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15204805297770659537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-85131127537032349052012-06-01T07:13:33.783-05:002012-06-01T07:13:33.783-05:00Thank you, Aleksejs.Thank you, Aleksejs.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-77251548717313699412012-06-01T05:59:21.578-05:002012-06-01T05:59:21.578-05:00In, Riga, Latvia we have many churches with rooste...In, Riga, Latvia we have many churches with roosters. The highest one St. Peters church (123,25m / 404 ft http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Church,_Riga http://www.vietas.lv/objekts/sv_petera_baznica/bilde/875 ). In times of ships with sails, its rooster used to have one side black and one side golden. When the wind was from direction that ships could enter the harbou the rooster was facing the city with golden side, when there was "bad" wind and hence no good trade could be made, it faced city with black side.<br /><br />I suppose many harbour cities could have had similar purpouse for roosters/vanes - the wind direction was very important at that time, and in city where drafts are blowing around every corner - the placement of vane well above rooftops was essential.Aleksejshttps://twitter.com/#!/AleksejsZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-31906699769682485962012-05-31T14:09:25.486-05:002012-05-31T14:09:25.486-05:00Of course, a Bob Dylan fan might say you don't...Of course, a Bob Dylan fan might say you don't need a weathercock to know which way the wind blows...Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-59640377446641084792012-05-31T13:31:26.662-05:002012-05-31T13:31:26.662-05:00The weathercock on a spire always faces the wind.
...The weathercock on a spire always faces the wind.<br />A rooster on a post will also face the wind, to avoid ruffling its feathers.<br />Hence every villager will intuitively know the wind direction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com