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Marriage of Moses and Sephora, depicting the story as told in Exodus Chapter 2 (''Santa Maria Maggiore,'' ca. 432-440 AD).<br> <br> The mosaic shows Zipporah’s sisters or handmaids, then Zipporah herself wearing her jewels and a veil, clasping the hand
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Marriage of Moses and Sephora, depicting the story as told in Exodus Chapter 2 (''Santa Maria Maggiore,'' ca. 432-440 AD).<br>
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The mosaic shows Zipporah’s sisters or handmaids, then Zipporah herself wearing her jewels and a veil, clasping the hand of Moses, as her father, Reuel unites the two of them and solemnizes their marriage. Behind Moses stand his male friends.<br>
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Christian art of the fifth century would be imitating how marriage was celebrated in fifth century Rome rather than what actually happened back in the time of Moses. The historical Moses probably did not wear a toga. Christians did not invent marriage, it has existed in every culture, and details of the ceremony shown come from pagan Roman culture. The veil and the clasping of the right hands are two such details.
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== Source: ==
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/2011/07/01/the-persistence-of-gesture/
Marriage of Moses and Sephora, depicting the story as told in Exodus Chapter 2 (''Santa Maria Maggiore,'' ca. 432-440 AD).<br>
<br>
The mosaic shows Zipporah’s sisters or handmaids, then Zipporah herself wearing her jewels and a veil, clasping the hand of Moses, as her father, Reuel unites the two of them and solemnizes their marriage. Behind Moses stand his male friends.<br>
<br>
Christian art of the fifth century would be imitating how marriage was celebrated in fifth century Rome rather than what actually happened back in the time of Moses. The historical Moses probably did not wear a toga. Christians did not invent marriage, it has existed in every culture, and details of the ceremony shown come from pagan Roman culture. The veil and the clasping of the right hands are two such details.
== Copyright status: ==
{{pd}}
== Source: ==
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/2011/07/01/the-persistence-of-gesture/