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:: "But a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom. The spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him: a spirit of '''wisdom''' and of '''understanding''', a spirit of '''counsel''' and of '''strength''', a spirit of '''knowledge''' and of '''fear of the LORD''', and his delight shall be the '''fear of the LORD'''." | :: "But a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom. The spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him: a spirit of '''wisdom''' and of '''understanding''', a spirit of '''counsel''' and of '''strength''', a spirit of '''knowledge''' and of '''fear of the LORD''', and his delight shall be the '''fear of the LORD'''." | ||
:; ''The Catholicism Answer Book'' (p. 368.) | |||
"The Jesse Tree is a genealogical tree often displayed in Advent that traces the ancestry of Jesus beginning with Jesse, father of King David. It is usually located in the vestibule of the Church. | :: The passage in Isaiah, 11:1 is: "There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. In the Latin Vulgate Bible used in the Middle Ages this was: "et egredietur ''virga'' de radice Iesse et ''flos'' de radice eius ascendet " or ".. a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up...". ''Flos'', pl ''floris,'' is Latin for flower. ''Virga'' is a "green twig", "rod" or "broom", as well as a convenient near-pun with Virgo or Virgin, which undoubtedly influenced the development of the image. Thus Jesus is the ''Virga Jesse'' or "shoot of Jesse." | ||
:: The Jesse Tree is a genealogical tree often displayed in Advent that traces the ancestry of Jesus beginning with Jesse, father of King David. It is usually located in the vestibule of the Church. | |||
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Revision as of 15:33, 24 January 2013
- "But a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom. The spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him: a spirit of wisdom and of understanding, a spirit of counsel and of strength, a spirit of knowledge and of fear of the LORD, and his delight shall be the fear of the LORD."
- The Catholicism Answer Book (p. 368.)
- The passage in Isaiah, 11:1 is: "There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. In the Latin Vulgate Bible used in the Middle Ages this was: "et egredietur virga de radice Iesse et flos de radice eius ascendet " or ".. a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up...". Flos, pl floris, is Latin for flower. Virga is a "green twig", "rod" or "broom", as well as a convenient near-pun with Virgo or Virgin, which undoubtedly influenced the development of the image. Thus Jesus is the Virga Jesse or "shoot of Jesse."
- The Jesse Tree is a genealogical tree often displayed in Advent that traces the ancestry of Jesus beginning with Jesse, father of King David. It is usually located in the vestibule of the Church.
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