
The Kebra Nagast
A Literature, Medieval, Historical book. The majority of this book is pretty great, and I was sure I'd give it a perfect rating until I...
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- Pages: 199 pages
- ISBN: 9781596544109 / 1596544104
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The majority of this book is pretty great, and I was sure I'd give it a perfect rating until I reached the last 11 or 12 chapters. At that point, the structure switched completely from narratives and interesting comparisons between Jewish and Christian concepts to simply listing "prophecies" allegedly made about Jesus in the Old Testament.... Lots of randomly interjected Holy Roman Empire trickery, but overall, the story of Solomon, Bathsheba/Makeda, and their son Menelik is solid and fits within the narratives from the official books(Quran, Injeel, Torah) on the great Prophet. Really enjoyed this book. The translation and editing was done really well for such a old text. Now I understand why there is such a strong Jewish presence in Ethiopia. It also explains why the people of this country were so receptive to Christianity. Since they were well aware of the prophecies concerning the Messiah, they would have...