Bernice
Thank you for the links Huck. I see that Jeromes' Prologus Galeatus had a canon of 22 books - or 24 (?!)
".....in which Jerome described an Old Testament canon of 22 books, which he found represented in the 22-letter Hebrew alphabet. Alternatively, he numbered the books as 24, which he described as the 24 elders in the Book of Revelation casting their crowns before the Lamb.
Perhaps that's where Betts got his idea from.
Bee
".....in which Jerome described an Old Testament canon of 22 books, which he found represented in the 22-letter Hebrew alphabet. Alternatively, he numbered the books as 24, which he described as the 24 elders in the Book of Revelation casting their crowns before the Lamb.
Perhaps that's where Betts got his idea from.
I am in agreement with this.foolish One of the true tests of a theory of the tarot is whether it is all-inclusive - that is, whether ALL of the cards fit into the mold - and whether all of the images in the cards can be easily explained within that context. i think betts has a real problem with the fact that some cards really don't fit into this theory.
Bee