I am most fascinated by the bit of the first article that talks about the altar motifs. The idea that we have a depiction of the fiery chariot on an altar makes my inner merkavah mysticism kink light right up. Also the idea that we have a depiction of symbolism that was on the pargod seems almost incredible (I would love to see the reasoning behind that, because the idea of a rose as an early Judaic symbol makes me happy for complicated reasons).