Moses with horns (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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> Poster:       Tom Zurinskas <truespel at HOTMAIL.COM>
> Subject:      Re: Moses with horns
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> I suppose you think that by looking at your head that they were
looking for
> horns.  Which means that you knew such a myth existed back then that
> all Jews have horns not just Moses.  Which means you thought they and
> maybe everybody had heard the myth too and they proved it by looking
at your
> head because you made a note of it back then.
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> This is very strange because I've never heard of a horned Moses or
> horned jews
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> Tom Zurinskas

It's not that strange to anyone who paid attention in art history class:

http://www.usm.maine.edu/~rabrams/michelangeloMoses.jpg

http://smarthistory.org/assets/images/New_Images/michelangelo_moses1.jpg


An education is a wonderful thing . .  .


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