He had the rare gift of intuition, and could see that change (Bida't) and progress were alien to the truth.
Bida, Plate 132, gives a graphic picture of the moment of blessing the bread.
Hofmann, as well as Bida, shows the retreating Judas, going out into the night.
Bida shows the bent figure of Judas retreating into the darkness.
The streets are planted with huge shade-trees, so that as Bida is approached it looks like a forest.
