Concealment, Revelation, And Gender: The Veil Of Moses in The Bible And in Christian Art
Brian Britt
Abstract Moses's wearing of a veil (Exod 34:25-39) remains puzzling and relatively obscure biblical episode. This article interprets as sign divine communication prophecy. Through analysis the passage, commentary, images from history art, I trace legacy symbol problem revelation itself. For written commentary artistic tradition, argue that is concealed, repressed, transformed in order to ease an anxiety about also text. Christian interpreters (following 2 Cor 3:7-18) associate with Jewish blindness gospel. In Moses often linked allegorical female Synagogue, who wears blindfold. The veil, which originally enables act prophet, thus concealed by religious polemic feminization Jewishness. At same time, ambiguity uncanniness evoke mysterious quality Exodus 34:29-35. may be seen meta-text alternates between presence absence, concealment revelation.
Religion and The Arts