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Legend Of Aphroditian
The ''Legend of Aphroditian'' (or ''Aphroditianus''), also known as the Narrative of Events Happening in Persia on the Birth of Christ, is an expansion of the story of the Adoration of the Magi found in the Gospel of Matthew. It is often known as a section of , a 6th-century story detailing a debate between Christians, pagans, and Jews in Sasanian Empire, Sasanian Persia. The ''Legend of Aphroditian'' is a part of New Testament apocrypha, stories of New Testament figures that did not become canonized. The oldest extant manuscripts are written in the Koine Greek language, and pre-modern translations into other languages such as Old Church Slavonic, Slavonic exist. It was probably originally written at some point in the era of early Christianity. In the legend, the Persian king goes to the temple of the goddess Hera to have a strange dream interpreted. Unusual events have happened in the Temple; talking statues of the Greek gods foresee the end of their honor and the beginni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Codex Esphigmenou 14 401v Hera Star Statues
The codex (: codices ) was the historical ancestor format of the modern book. Technically, the vast majority of modern books use the codex format of a stack of pages Bookbinding, bound at one edge, along the side of the text. But the term ''codex'' is now reserved for older manuscript books, which mostly used sheets of vellum, parchment, or papyrus, rather than paper. By convention, the term is also used for any Aztec codex (although the earlier examples do not actually use the codex format), Maya codices and other Pre-Columbian era, pre-Columbian manuscripts. Library practices have led to many European manuscripts having "codex" as part of their usual name, as with the Codex Gigas, while most do not. Modern books are divided into paperback (or softback) and those bound with stiff boards, called hardbacks. Elaborate historical bindings are called treasure bindings. At least in the Western world, the main alternative to the paged codex format for a long document was the continuo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
