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"... that the Biblical "fall" from grace (actually only sort of implied in the Bible and derived more from Milton's Paradise Lost)"

If that is so, why is it a popular tableau on 10th century Irish High Crosses?

Bollcoks indeed. I went to get a list of which crosses it appears on and it seems, at first glance through my list of High Cross panel subjects, to be none of them! I am sorry. I am now totally confused as to why I believed it was the case. I'll be back with answers once I know.

FourWinds

You're quite right, I'm talking crap (not sure why). The fall surely is in the Bible. The dangers of flippant asides and a faulty memory! I'm sure I'd read what I said somewhere, but am beginning to wonder because I now can't find a single quotation to support what I'm saying! I have a feeling that what I was trying to say was that the "fall of man" is certainly in the Bible but the "fall of Satan" from angel to devil is derived entirely from Milton. I could be wrong, though - I can't be bothered trawling through the Bible & Paradise Lost to find out right now!.

One thing's for sure, and that's that I strongly agree with these wise words (from an anonymous author):

"i really don't want to get into an argument about interpretations of biblical texts (down that road lies schisms, bloodshed and centuries of violence between our families... and frankly; who needs that ;-)"