The Queen of Sheba and her only Son Menyelek: The Kebra Nagast / Edition 1

The Queen of Sheba and her only Son Menyelek: The Kebra Nagast / Edition 1

by E.A. Wallis Budge
ISBN-10:
0710307128
ISBN-13:
9780710307125
Pub. Date:
01/11/2001
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
ISBN-10:
0710307128
ISBN-13:
9780710307125
Pub. Date:
01/11/2001
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
The Queen of Sheba and her only Son Menyelek: The Kebra Nagast / Edition 1

The Queen of Sheba and her only Son Menyelek: The Kebra Nagast / Edition 1

by E.A. Wallis Budge

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Overview

This is a complete English translation of the famous Ethiopian work The Kebra Nagast - The Glory of the Kings of Ethiopia. Complied by a Coptic priest in the 6th century AD from much older material, The Kebra Nagast is a remarkable mixture of legends and traditions, some historical and some of a mythic quality, derived from the Old Testament and the later Rabbinic writings and from Egyptian (both pagan and Christian), Arabian and Ethiopian sources. The principle theme is the descent of the Kings of Ethiopia from the union of Solomon, King of Israel, and the Queen of Sheba. Woven through the story are many important narratives, including prophecies in the Old Testament that concern the Messiah as applied to Jesus Christ, the history of the rebel angels, and legends of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba in the Koran.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780710307125
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 01/11/2001
Series: Kegan Paul Library of Arcana
Edition description: 3RD
Pages: 410
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

E. A. WALLIS BUDGE, author of many books, was Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiques in the British Museum.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION; I. The Manuscripts of the KEBRA NAGAST; 2. Translation of the Arabic Version 3. Legends of the Queen of SHEBA in the KUR'AN; 4. Modern Legends of SOLOMON and the Queen of SHEBA; 5. Summary of the Contents of the KEBRA NAGAST; THE CHAPTERS OF THE KEBRA NAGAST Index; List of Passages quoted from the Old and New Testaments
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