

"The Bible and Its Canon in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church".
#ETHIOPIAN BIBLE SERIES#
List of books in the Orthodox Tewahedo Bible Part of a series on the Translation into English Ī project to translate the complete Ethiopian canon into English for the benefit of Ethiopian expatriates is underway. The additional eight books were those presumed to be missing from the list. The broader canon seems to have been created by Ethiopian scholars commenting on the Fetha Negest law code, which says that the canon contains 81 books, but only lists 73. The Ethiopic Didascalia, or Didesqelya, is a book of Church order in 43 chapters, distinct from the Didascalia Apostolorum, but similar to books I–VII of the Apostolic Constitutions, where it most likely originates. Epistles of Clement (1 book, 3 epistles).

The broader canon adds to the 27 books of the New Testament the following:
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The Orthodox Tewahedo narrower New Testament canon consists of the entire 27 book Christian protocanon, which is almost universally accepted across Christendom. Finally, within the Orthodox Tewahedo tradition, 3 Ezra is called Second Ezra, 4 Ezra is called Ezra Sutu'el, and the Prayer of Manasseh is incorporated into the Second Book of Chronicles. Additionally, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Books of Ethiopian Maccabees are also part of the canon while they share a common name they are completely different from the books of Maccabees that are known or have been canonized in other traditions. The books of Lamentations, Jeremiah, and Baruch, as well as the Letter of Jeremiah and 4 Baruch, are all considered canonical by the Orthodox Tewahedo churches. Unique to the Orthodox Tewahedo canon are the Paralipomena of Jeremiah (4 Baruch), Jubilees, Enoch, and the three books of Meqabyan. In addition to this, the Orthodox Tewahedo Old Testament includes the Prayer of Manasseh, 3 Ezra, and 4 Ezra, which also appear in the canons of other Christian traditions. Moreover, with the exception of the first two books of Maccabees, the Orthodox Tewahedo canon also contains the entire Catholic deuterocanon. And passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to ( N)Caesarea.The Orthodox Tewahedo narrower Old Testament canon contains the entire established Hebrew protocanon. 39 Now when they came up out of the water, ( M)the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more and he went on his way rejoicing. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him. ( J)What hinders me from being baptized?”ģ7 Then Philip said, ( K)“If you believe with all your heart, you may.”Īnd he answered and said, ( L)“I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”ģ8 So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. 36 Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. ( E) “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter Īnd as a lamb before its shearer is silent,ģ3 In His humiliation His ( G) justice was taken away,įor His life is ( H) taken from the earth.”ģ4 So the eunuch answered Philip and said, “I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?” 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, ( I)and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.
