Difference between revisions of "Columbia Seal"
Absentminded (talk | contribs) (New page: ==Pictures== <gallery> Image:ColumbiaSeal.jpg|The Columbia College Seal (used by the University) Image:MedicalSeal.jpg|The College of Physicians and Surgeons Seal </gallery> [[Cat...) |
Absentminded (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | The original '''Columbia Seal''' is filled with symbolic imagery. Over the head of the seated woman is the (Hebrew) Tetragrammaton, YHVH (Jehovah); the Latin motto around her head means "In Thy light we see light" (Psalm 36:10); the Hebrew phrase on the ribbon is Uri El ("God is my light"), an allusion to Psalm 27:1; and at the feet of the woman is the New Testament passage commanding Christians to desire the pure milk of God's word (1 Peter 2:1–2).<ref>[http://www.americanvision.org/osafarchive/june2005.asp History Unwrapped – June 2005 (American Vision- A Biblical Worldview Ministry)] | ||
| + | |||
==Pictures== | ==Pictures== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| Line 4: | Line 6: | ||
Image:MedicalSeal.jpg|The [[College of Physicians and Surgeons]] Seal | Image:MedicalSeal.jpg|The [[College of Physicians and Surgeons]] Seal | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Symbols]] | [[Category:Symbols]] | ||
Revision as of 01:34, 19 March 2007
The original Columbia Seal is filled with symbolic imagery. Over the head of the seated woman is the (Hebrew) Tetragrammaton, YHVH (Jehovah); the Latin motto around her head means "In Thy light we see light" (Psalm 36:10); the Hebrew phrase on the ribbon is Uri El ("God is my light"), an allusion to Psalm 27:1; and at the feet of the woman is the New Testament passage commanding Christians to desire the pure milk of God's word (1 Peter 2:1–2).<ref>History Unwrapped – June 2005 (American Vision- A Biblical Worldview Ministry)
Pictures
The Columbia College Seal (used by the University)
The College of Physicians and Surgeons Seal
