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Geʽez script

Script used for languages in Ethiopia and Eritrea

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Oct 17, 2025

How does the Ethiopian Bible differ from the Western Christian Bible?

The analyses provided converge on a clear distinction: the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church’s biblical canon is , and it is historically tied to the Ge'ez language and ancient manuscript traditions....

Nov 3, 2025

What books are included in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Bible that are not in Protestant or Catholic canons?

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Bible contains a broader and different set of books than standard Protestant and Catholic canons, repeatedly named in the sources as including 1 Enoch, Jubilees, the th...

Oct 20, 2025

How does the Ethiopian Bible's translation of the Old Testament differ from the King James Version?

The core differences claimed are that the Ethiopian (Ge'ez) Old Testament uses a , containing many additional books such as 1–2 Enoch, Jubilees, and Meqabyan, and that its (Ge'ez, early medieval trans...

Dec 9, 2025

How did the Ethiopian Orthodox canon historically develop compared with the Catholic and Protestant canons?

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) preserves a “broader” canon of roughly 81 books — including 1 Enoch, Jubilees, several unique Maccabean books and other texts not found in Catholic or Pro...

Oct 2, 2025

What are the historical reasons for the differences between the Ethiopian Bible and the King James Version?

The primary historical reason the Ethiopian Bible differs from the King James Version is canonical divergence rooted in separate transmission histories: the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church preserve...