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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

8

IV.

The Angel of God appearing to Moses

16

V.

Aaron holding his rod which blossomed

24

VI.

The Archangel Gabriel appearing to Zacharias

32

VII.

An angel bringing food to Mary in the temple

40

VIII.

Portrait of Our Blessed Lady Mary

,,

48

IX.

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

56

X.

The Nativity

64

XI.

The angels appearing to Mary at the birth of Christ

72

XII.

Simeon carrying Christ in his arms

80

XIII.

The Slaughter of the Innocents

88

XIV.

Virgin and Child and Joseph fleeing to Egypt

96

XV.

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

104

XVI.

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

112

XVII.

The Temptation of Christ in the Desert

120

XVIII.

The Gadarene swine rushing down into the sea

128

XIX.

Christ casting a devil out of a man

136

XX.

The Transfiguration

144

XXI.

The cock crowing after Peter's denial of our Lord

152

XXII.

Christ riding into Jerusalem on the "Day of Hosanna"

160

 

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PLATE

 

 

 

XXIII.

The Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane

FACING PACE

168

XXIV.

The soldiers binding Christ

176

XXV.

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

184

XXVI.

The Crucifixion

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

208

XXIX.

The Ascension

216

XXX.

The Last Judgement

224

XXXI.

Sheol, the abode of the Devil and his angels

228


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