I like reading. Of course, I'm going to read those things that interest me or that are intriguing to me. Dragons hold that "intrigue".
There was a book that I just happen to cross in the library. Dragons and Dragon Lore by Earnest Ingersoll. Its been a while since I read it now, but I can recall knowing that an Englishman wrote it, from how it was written. I could hear his accent as I read. Click the title of the book above to read the book online.
He made a few drawings of the evolution of the dragon on page 47. The first one looks like a snake with two arms. In his book he noted that the first tales and drawings of a dragon were more serpentine. I found this interesting because the Bible also refers to "The Great Dragon" in Revelation 12:9 as "the original serpent." You'll find the "original serpent" in Genesis chapter 3.
I don't know if Mr. Ingersoll was a religious man, if he read the Bible at all, but his findings correlate with the Bible. No, not prophetically. Just with how this "dragon" image morphed in history and cultures. The dragon and serpent in the Bible are used to help describe Satan. I would gather that people understood the image of a dragon or serpent back then. It was an analogy, at least in Revelation. The serpent appears in the first book, Genesis. The dragon appears in the last book, Revelation. This reflects the history of the dragon images.
It's interesting to think that the Bible even shows the history of dragon lore, if just a small piece of it. I'm not saying Mr. Ingersoll wasted his time researching the dragon. I thoroughly enjoyed his book. Whether I'm right, eh, it really doesn't matter. I just made an observation.
There was a book that I just happen to cross in the library. Dragons and Dragon Lore by Earnest Ingersoll. Its been a while since I read it now, but I can recall knowing that an Englishman wrote it, from how it was written. I could hear his accent as I read. Click the title of the book above to read the book online.
He made a few drawings of the evolution of the dragon on page 47. The first one looks like a snake with two arms. In his book he noted that the first tales and drawings of a dragon were more serpentine. I found this interesting because the Bible also refers to "The Great Dragon" in Revelation 12:9 as "the original serpent." You'll find the "original serpent" in Genesis chapter 3.
I don't know if Mr. Ingersoll was a religious man, if he read the Bible at all, but his findings correlate with the Bible. No, not prophetically. Just with how this "dragon" image morphed in history and cultures. The dragon and serpent in the Bible are used to help describe Satan. I would gather that people understood the image of a dragon or serpent back then. It was an analogy, at least in Revelation. The serpent appears in the first book, Genesis. The dragon appears in the last book, Revelation. This reflects the history of the dragon images.
It's interesting to think that the Bible even shows the history of dragon lore, if just a small piece of it. I'm not saying Mr. Ingersoll wasted his time researching the dragon. I thoroughly enjoyed his book. Whether I'm right, eh, it really doesn't matter. I just made an observation.