Book of the Law

Book Title: Die gantze Bibel : das ist alle Bücher allts vnnd neüws Testaments den vrsprünglichen spraachen nach auffs aller treüwlichest verteütschet : Darzu sind yetzund kom[m]en ein schön vnd volkom[m]en Register od[er] Zeyger über die gantzen Bibel. Die jarzal vnnd rächnung der zeyten von Adamen biss an Christu[m] mit sampt gwüssen Concordantzen, Argumenten, Zalen vn[nd] Figuren

Author: Froschauer, Christoph, d. 1564, printer

Image Title: Book of the Law

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Description: As Josiah sits on his throne with his attendants gathered around, a priest reads from the book of the law to them. To the left one sees a fire consuming human figures, perhaps a reference to the practice of offering children to Molech.

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