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Ge'ez

Ancient Semitic language of Ethiopia

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Jan 18, 2026
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What manuscript evidence preserves 1 Enoch and Jubilees in Geʽez, and how do those texts differ from Hebrew/Aramaic fragments at Qumran?

The full corpora of 1 Enoch and Jubilees survive in medieval Ethiopic (Geʽez) manuscripts, whereas the Dead Sea Scrolls preserved earlier fragments in Aramaic (1 Enoch) and Hebrew (Jubilees), permitti...

Dec 11, 2025
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Which books appear only in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo New Testament canon?

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church traditionally counts 35 New Testament books (bringing its full canon to 81 books: 46 Old Testament + 35 New Testament) and includes, alongside the universal 27-b...

Jan 20, 2026

How do contemporary Ethiopian Orthodox theologians respond to Protestant critiques about saints and sacramental efficacy?

Contemporary Ethiopian Orthodox theologians respond to Protestant critiques about the veneration of saints and the efficacy of sacraments by situating their practices within a continuous patristic sac...

Jan 20, 2026

How did the Ethiopian Orthodox biblical canon come to include 81 books and which texts are unique to it?

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church’s 81‑book canon is the product of a long, local reception history in which ancient Jewish, early Christian and indigenous literatures were preserved in Geʽez man...

Jan 1, 2026

How did 1 Enoch and Jubilees influence early Christian theology and why were they excluded from most Western canons?

1 Enoch (often called the Book of Enoch) and the Book of Jubilees were formative strands in the religious imagination of Second Temple Judaism and left clear fingerprints on early Christian theology—e...

Nov 8, 2025

What are some of the most significant textual variations in the Ethiopian Bible?

The Ethiopian (Geʽez) Bible preserves a — notably the inclusion of 1 Enoch, Jubilees, the Ascension of Isaiah and other works absent from most Western canons — and exhibits that produced readings some...