Book of the Cock
The Book of the Cock (alternatively the Ethiopic Book of the Cock or the Book of the Rooster;
Description and contents
The Book of the Cock is a
It describes the final three days of Jesus's life, including a sequence where he reanimates a previously roasted
History and cultural importance
In the nineteenth century, the cockerel sequence was thought to be a complete story; in 1985, biblical scholar Roger Crowley wrote that it was a sequence within a larger narrative.[12] Biblical scholar Pierluigi Piovanelli describes the Book of the Cock as a "quasi-canonical" book with prominent contemporary use in the Christian community in Ethiopia.[12] Over half of the existing manuscripts of the text (or manuscripts preserving a portion of the text) reside in Ethiopian libraries, and it has been used alongside other Christian texts in Ethiopian Holy Week activities.[13]
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ Crowley suggested it be called The Homily and Teaching of our Fathers the Holy Apostles.[1]
- ^ Piovanelli 2003, p. 428, gives the date as either the fifth or sixth centuries. Piovanelli 2009, p. 226, gives the date as between 451 and 479. Kelley 2015, p. 15, gives the date as the fifth century.
- ^ This rooster gives the book its name.[7]
Citations
- ^ a b Crowley 1985, p. 20.
- ^ Crowley 1985, p. 21; Le Quellec 2017, p. 342; Piovanelli 2003, p. 432; Suciu 2015, p. 251.
- ^ Piovanelli 2003, p. 427.
- ^ Piovanelli 2003, pp. 427–428.
- ^ Piovanelli 2009, p. 226.
- ^ Piovanelli 2003, p. 431.
- ^ Piovanelli 2003, p. 432.
- ^ a b Piovanelli 2003, p. 429.
- ^ Piovanelli 2003, pp. 430–431.
- ^ Piovanelli 2009, p. 229.
- ^ Piovanelli 2009, pp. 222–223.
- ^ a b Piovanelli 2003, p. 433.
- ^ Piovanelli 2003, pp. 434–435.
Works cited
- Crowley, Roger W. (1985). "The so-called "Ethiopic Book of the Cock" – Part of an apocryphal passion gospel, The Homily and Teaching of our Fathers the Holy Apostles". S2CID 162813973.
- Kelley, Nicole (2015). "The fragmentation and inversion of empire in the Christian apocryphal acts". In Meconi, David Vincent (ed.). Sacred scripture and secular struggles. The Bible in Ancient Christianity. ISBN 9789004304567.
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- Piovanelli, Pierluigi (2003). "Exploring the Ethiopic Book of the Cock, an apocryphal passion gospel from late antiquity". S2CID 162634709.
- Piovanelli, Pierluigi (2009). "Rabbi Yehuda versus Judas Iscariot". In ISBN 9789004181403.
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