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Ars Notoria, Chapter 22 summary

Chapter 22 of 66 · 1 min to read the chapter

In Chapter 22, the speaker says that the prayer remains unexplained because its complex Hebrew and Chaldean wording and divine speech exceed the speaker’s ability to explain it freely. The added Latin words translate Chaldean material but provide only main points, not the complete prayer.

What happens

  1. The speaker states that the complete prayer remains unexplained.
  2. Its complex wording combines Hebrew and Chaldean languages with divine speech, preventing the speaker from explaining it freely.
  3. The added Latin words translate Chaldean material and give main points rather than the entire prayer.

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The key line

“They are not the whole prayer, but rather like certain main points of each prayer related to it.”The speaker

This distinguishes the Latin additions from the complete prayer. It limits what those translated words can explain.

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What do the added Latin words provide?

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