The Apocrypha: Including Books From The Ethiopi... Info
This volume is unique because it combines the standard Deuterocanonical books with several texts exclusive to the Ethiopian tradition.
The preservation of these specific texts is considered a monumental contribution of the Ethiopian Church to biblical scholarship, as some survive in their entirety only in the Ge'ez language. Go to product viewer dialog for this item. The Apocrypha: Including Books from the Ethiopic Bible The Apocrypha: Including Books from the Ethiopi...
: Includes books like Tobit , Judith , Wisdom of Solomon , Wisdom of Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) , Baruch , and 1 & 2 Maccabees . This volume is unique because it combines the
: Features the critical and ancient texts of Enoch , Jubilees , 1 Clements , and the Shepherd of Hermas . Key Ethiopic Texts and Their Significance The Apocrypha: Including Books from the Ethiopic Bible
The book , compiled by Joseph B. Lumpkin , is a comprehensive 736-page volume that gathers together texts often missing from standard Western Bibles. While most Protestant Bibles contain 66 books and Catholic Bibles 73, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church recognizes a significantly larger canon of 81 books . This guide explores the content and unique significance of the Ethiopic additions included in this collection. Overview of Included Books
: Contains 1 Esdras , 3 & 4 Maccabees, and Psalm 151 .