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| − | The '''Seal of Columbia University''' is the most official | + | The '''Seal of Columbia University''' is the most official [[:Category:Symbols|symbol]] of the university. It's used by the [[trustees]] to place their official approval or stamp on something- they figure prominently on your [[diplomas]]. The seal itself is filled with symbolic imagery. Over the head of the seated woman is the (Hebrew) Tetragrammaton, YHVH (Jehovah); the Latin motto around her head means "In Thy light we see light" (Psalm 36:10); the Hebrew phrase on the ribbon is Uri El ("God is my light"), an allusion to Psalm 27:1; and at the feet of the woman is the New Testament passage commanding Christians to desire the pure milk of God's word (1 Peter 2:1–2).<ref>[http://www.americanvision.org/osafarchive/june2005.asp History Unwrapped – June 2005 (American Vision- A Biblical Worldview Ministry)]</ref> |
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Image:ColumbiaSeal.jpg|The [[Columbia College]] Seal (used by the University) | Image:ColumbiaSeal.jpg|The [[Columbia College]] Seal (used by the University) | ||
Revision as of 14:31, 23 August 2007
The Seal of Columbia University is the most official symbol of the university. It's used by the trustees to place their official approval or stamp on something- they figure prominently on your diplomas. The seal itself is filled with symbolic imagery. Over the head of the seated woman is the (Hebrew) Tetragrammaton, YHVH (Jehovah); the Latin motto around her head means "In Thy light we see light" (Psalm 36:10); the Hebrew phrase on the ribbon is Uri El ("God is my light"), an allusion to Psalm 27:1; and at the feet of the woman is the New Testament passage commanding Christians to desire the pure milk of God's word (1 Peter 2:1–2).[1]
Gallery
The Columbia College Seal (used by the University)
The College of Physicians and Surgeons Seal
The King's College Seal
The first known sketch of the King's College Seal
A variant of the CU seal, used during the 19th century
