10-10-2010, 10:38 PM
Rafa Wrote:Something interesting : according to the Zohar, the letter TAW was the mark placed on Cain to protect him. Makes sense no? The Cross. He received the mark of God to protect him.
I don't see the connection... To liken the mark of Qayin to the execution stake of Yeshua is anachronistic and I don't see it providing much if anything for interpretation. Those who saw the mark on Qayin would not liken it to atonement that would arise millenniums later. Once we start relating symbols such as this, disregarding context, one can easily see why the Constantine's vision of a cross in the sun is interpreted as something purely related to the execution stake of Yeshua rather than a sign of Mithra, to whom his legacy ascribes a devout Mithraist until his death. I'm not saying this reading cannot take place regarding Qayin. I'm just saying that it requires great care when approaching parallels as this one.