Английская Википедия:Book of the Cock

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Italic title The Book of the Cock (alternatively the Ethiopic Book of the Cock or the Book of the Rooster;Шаблон:Efn-ua Geʽez: Шаблон:Lang, መጽሐፈ፡ ዶርሆ፡; French: Шаблон:LangШаблон:Sfnm) is a Geʽez narrative of the passion of Jesus (a passion gospel). It was likely written in the fifth or sixth centuries and is based on an earlier version in Arabic or Greek. It has contemporary use among some Ethiopian Christians.

Description and contents

The Book of the Cock is a Geʽez narrative of the passion of Jesus (a passion gospel).Шаблон:Sfn It is likely based on a Шаблон:Lang (an earlier version) in ArabicШаблон:Sfn or Greek.Шаблон:Sfn It was probably written in the 400s or 500s.Шаблон:Efn-ua It uses material from the four gospels (Mark, Luke, Matthew, and John) and various other sources.Шаблон:Sfn

It describes the final three days of Jesus's life, including a sequence where he reanimates a previously roasted rooster that spies on Judas Iscariot when he (Judas) was plotting his betrayal of Jesus.Шаблон:Efn-uaШаблон:Sfn The rooster tells Jesus and his disciples of the plan.Шаблон:Sfn Among other events, it describes John the EvangelistШаблон:Sfn witnessing the crucifixion of Jesus, the conversations Jesus has with two thieves he is crucified alongside – Gestas (Awsēmobyā) and Demas (Salikonilidākki) – and various other miracles Jesus performed during his life.Шаблон:Sfn The rooster may be based on the Ziz of Jewish mythology, a giant bird.Шаблон:Sfn Like the Gospel of Judas from the second century, it attempts to explain the betrayal of Judas before the Last Supper – an act which is traditionally seen as abrupt or lacking reason.Шаблон:Sfn

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.Шаблон:Sfn 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.Шаблон:Sfn 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.Шаблон:Sfn

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