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The Kebra Nagast, by E.A.W. Budge, [1922], at sacred-texts.com


p. xxi

LIST OF PLATES

PLATE

 

 

 

I.

God Almighty the Ancient of Days and the four groups of four "living creatures" seen by Ezekiel

FRONTISPIECE

 

II.

Two columns of the Ethiopic text of the Kebra Nagast

FACING PACE

1

III.

Moses receiving the Table of the Law from God

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8

IV.

The Angel of God appearing to Moses

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16

V.

Aaron holding his rod which blossomed

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24

VI.

The Archangel Gabriel appearing to Zacharias

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32

VII.

An angel bringing food to Mary in the temple

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40

VIII.

Portrait of Our Blessed Lady Mary

,,

48

IX.

St. Luke painting the portraits of Christ and the Virgin Mary

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56

X.

The Nativity

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64

XI.

The angels appearing to Mary at the birth of Christ

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72

XII.

Simeon carrying Christ in his arms

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80

XIII.

The Slaughter of the Innocents

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88

XIV.

Virgin and Child and Joseph fleeing to Egypt

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96

XV.

The Baptism of Christ by John (Oriental MS. 481)

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104

XVI.

The Baptism of Christ by John (Oriental MS. 510)

„

112

XVII.

The Temptation of Christ in the Desert

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120

XVIII.

The Gadarene swine rushing down into the sea

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128

XIX.

Christ casting a devil out of a man

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136

XX.

The Transfiguration

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144

XXI.

The cock crowing after Peter's denial of our Lord

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152

XXII.

Christ riding into Jerusalem on the "Day of Hosanna"

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160

 

p. xxii

 

 

PLATE

 

 

 

XXIII.

The Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane

FACING PACE

168

XXIV.

The soldiers binding Christ

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176

XXV.

The soldiers tying Christ's hands and spitting in His Face

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184

XXVI.

The Crucifixion

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192

XXVII.

Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus taking Christ down from the Cross

„

200

XXVIII.

Christ taking Adam out of Sheol and trampling the Devil under His feet

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208

XXIX.

The Ascension

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216

XXX.

The Last Judgement

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224

XXXI.

Sheol, the abode of the Devil and his angels

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228


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