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Angel Gabriel
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The Matter of Wings
Traditional iconography depicts Gabriel with two or four wings. Textual scholars who study the density of angelic manifestation suggest that the number of wings directly correlates with the required data transfer rate. A two-winged Gabriel is efficient for singular, focused announcements (like the Annunciation). A four-winged configuration is required for the transmission of complex liturgical or legal structures, such as the wholesale delivery of divine law. Modern iconograph…