The Kebra Negast - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 159605025X ISBN 13 : 9781596050259

Editeur : Cosimo Classics, 2004

Synopsis

A "great storehouse of legends and traditions" according to translator E.A. Wallis Budge, 'The Kebra Nagast' most likely dates back to the sixth century AD, and provides an alternative view of many biblical stories. According to this ancient text, the kings of Ethiopia were descended from Solomon, King of Israel, and the Queen of Sheba; the Ark of the Covenant had been brought from Jerusalem to Aksum by Meyelek, the son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba; and the God of Israel had transferred his place of abode on earth from Jerusalem to Aksum, the ecclesiastical and political capital of Ethiopia. ". . .[O]nly in the Kebra Nagast, and not in the Bible. . . the bold assertion is made. . . that the Ark had gone from Jerusalem to Ethiopia." ". . . [H]ow could the most important Biblical object in the world end up in the heart of Africa. . . ? The Kebra Nagast with a great deal of weight and historical authenticity. . . offers a clear answer to this question. . . as Ethiopia's claim to be the last resting place of the lost Ark remains unchallenged. . ." ". . . [T]he Kebra Nagast's audacious claim of a massive cover-up. . . [and] all information about the tragic loss of the Ark during Solomon's reign had been suppressed, which is why no mention is made of it in the Scriptures." ". . . a great epic. . . a remarkable document. . . erected above a solid foundation of historical truth." --Graham Hancock "The Sign and the Seal" E.A. WALLIS BUDGE was the curator of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum and he collected a large number of manuscripts. He is perhaps best known for translating "The Egyptian Book of The Dead," but he also created books of translated hieroglyphs, Egyptian religion, mythology, and magic. He was knighted in 1920.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This illustrated translation of the Kebra Nagast, is by the famed Egyptologist, E.A.W. Budge. The Kebra Nagast tells the legend of the Queen of Sheba's son, Menyelek, whom she concieved by the great Judaic King Solomon. Menyelek took the Ark of the Covenant to Ethiopia, after an angel warned him of the fall of Solomon's reign. The Ark allegedly resides in Ethiopia to this day, in the city of Axum. Comitted to writing in the fourteenth century, the Kebra Nagast is derived from Ethiopian oral traditions of the Queen of Sheba and her marriage to Solomon. The Kebra Nagast has been cited as one of the sources of the Rastafarian movement.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Account of the emperors of Ethiopia and especially Menelek, son of The Queen of Sheba by Solomon. Also describes the arrival of the Ark of the Covenant. Complete with introduction and notes.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cosimo Classics
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 159605025X
• ISBN 13: 9781596050259
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 366
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible