The Kebra Nagast, Ziggy Marley
The Kebra Nagast, Ziggy Marley
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The Kebra Nagast
The Lost Bible of Rastafarian Wisdom and Faith

Author: Ziggy Marley, Gerald Hausman

Narrator: Ron Butler

Unabridged: 3 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/16/2021

Synopsis

A sacred text to Ethiopian Christians and Jamaican Rastafarians, The Kebra Nagast tells of the relationship between King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba and their son Menyelik, who hid the Ark of the Covenant in Ethiopia. This edition of the Ethiopian text is edited by Gerald Hausman, with an introduction by Ziggy Marley.

About Ziggy Marley

Ziggy Marley is an eight-time Grammy winner, Emmy winner, musician, producer, humanitarian, and author with a long history of projects for kids and families, including the picture books I Love You Too, My Dog Romeo, and Music Is in Everything. He is the eldest son of reggae icons Bob Marley and Rita Marley. When he’s not making music or writing books, Ziggy likes to play chess and soccer and enjoys cooking and gardening. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Orly, and their children. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chamian on September 09, 2015

This book was a good read and from a spiritual aspect very interesting to me. I don't want to spoil this so I suggest you read this one. I will be reading it again.......more

Goodreads review by Theo on August 21, 2012

Beuatifull Ethiopia with a lots of Histroy.......more

Goodreads review by Deon on April 14, 2019

"Woe unto us. For we have loved the word of the foolishness than the word of the wise. We have loved the word of the fool more than the wisdom of the prophet". -Solomon I really loved the stories of King Solomon and The Queen of Sheeba. A lot of quotable passages from those two, words that I will de......more

Goodreads review by Brian on January 03, 2024

Ethiopian adaptation of the Bible that doesn't add much beyond stories that transparently nationalist legitimacy through the figure of Queen Makeba. It's a useful insight into the local history of Ethiopia, its religious traditions and Rastafarianism, but not much else. The best parts of the book we......more

Goodreads review by Cody on March 08, 2024

A well put together chronicle of what I understand to be the origin story of the Rasta movement. The preface helped, and while I found the author to be somewhat “braggy” about his Rasta status, the people he speaks to have great things to share: “When you use nice words, Mon, you nice up the whole s......more

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