23. Seth listens to Michael's prophecyCodex Vindob. 2980, Folio 73v, 139 x 104 mm. Placed before l. 2604 and illustrates ll. 2604-2712, but contradicts 2598-2603.
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And as they lay there in sorrowful supplication, both prostrated upon the ground, worthy Saint Michael, the guardian of paradise, appeared to them, and he who is without fault bore a green olive-branch in his hand. He said: " . . .[w]hen the sixth day dawns your father is to die, and his body is to perish. Your eyes will then see the marvels and great portents that shall take place in heaven and on earth, as they most grievously lament your father's death. I will also tell you that when he is buried you are to have this green olive-branch as a symbol of your father's redemption. You must plant it by your father's head, so that the truth that you and I (share) may be believed, for when the branch bears fruit, believe these words of mine, your father will rise again from the dead and will then be cured eternally and never sicken again." With that the glorious angel put the branch in his hand. He vanished before their eyes and went whence he had been sent. (2604-2712, Translation by Halford, 1984, pp. 279-281)Analysis
"Paradise is again represented by three crenellated walls enclosing a garden. The angel is sitting where the foureth wall should be. In his hand is a branch which is drawn in the same way as those on the Tree of Knowledge in Bibliography Halford, M-B. Illustration and Text in Lutwin's Eva und Adam: Codex Vindob. 2980, Goppinger Arbeiten zur Germanistik, 303; Stuttgart: Kummerle Verlag, 1980.Halford, M-b. Lutwin's Eva und Adam, Goppingen Arbeiten zur Germanistik, Goppingen: Kummerle Verlag, 1984.