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Jubilees

Jubilees retells Genesis and Exodus with calendrical and legal emphases that recast patriarchal history into a covenantal timeline.

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Jan 11, 2026
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What are the contents and themes of 1 Enoch and Jubilees in the Ethiopian Bible?

The Ethiopian canon uniquely preserves two ancient Jewish works—1 Enoch and Jubilees—that shaped early Jewish and Christian imaginations about angels, judgment, sacred time, and law; 1 Enoch foregroun...

Jan 18, 2026
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Which editions or manuscripts contain the Ethiopic Book of Enoch and Jubilees, and where can scholarly critical editions be accessed?

The Ethiopic (Geʽez) textual tradition is the chief locus for the surviving complete Book of Enoch and for many witnesses of Jubilees, preserved in multiple manuscript families and edited in a series ...

Feb 2, 2026

Which books included in the Ethiopian Orthodox canon are absent from Catholic and Protestant Bibles, and what are their contents?

recognizes an expanded canon—commonly described as 81 books—that includes several works not found in or , most notably , , the three Ethiopian Meqabyan books, and a suite of ecclesiastical texts such ...

Feb 1, 2026

What role do the books of Enoch and Jubilees play in Ethiopian biblical interpretation?

The books of and occupy an accepted scriptural place within the n Orthodox Tewahedo canon, influencing theology, liturgy, and biblical interpretation in ways distinct from most other Christian traditi...

Jan 12, 2026

How do 1 Enoch and Jubilees influence Ethiopian Orthodox theology compared with Protestant traditions?

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church canonically retains 1 Enoch and Jubilees, preserving their influence on Ethiopian theology—especially angelology, sacred time, covenantal ethics, and liturgical ...