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A Complete Ethiopian Bible in English
Every source named. Every book present. Every page readable.
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81 books · 742 pages · paperback
Every source named. Every book present. Every page readable.
81 books · 742 pages · paperback
The 81 books recognized by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and set out in the Feteha Negest, printed as 90 volumes. That includes all 8 Books of Church Order and the Josippon. Many English editions leave the Church Order out entirely, so check any edition's contents for Sirate Tsion, Te'ezaz, Gitzew, and Abtilis before you buy.
Every translation is attributed to a named scholar, with publication date and original language. Brenton's Septuagint (1851) for the OT. World English Bible for the NT. Charles, Horner, Harden, Schodde, Guerrier, Grebaut for the unique texts. Nothing is copy-and-paste. Every archaic source was rephrased into modern English so it reads like a book, not a 19th-century academic journal. Check our Sources page if you want the full list.
Readable font sizes. Clear chapter and verse divisions. Proper paragraph breaks. No walls of microscopic text. No visible formatting artifacts. No magnifying glass required.
No digital vault. No QR codes. No bonus audio library. The canon is the product.
The complete Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo biblical canon, organized into its eight traditional divisions.
Genesis through Ruth, the foundation narrative from creation through the settlement of Israel.
1 Samuel through Esther, with Jubilees and 1 Enoch placed after Chronicles as full scripture, plus Tobit, Judith, and 1-3 Meqabyan.
Including Psalm 151, the Wisdom of Solomon, and the Book of Correction (Tegsats), which is Proverbs 25-31 counted separately in the Ge'ez tradition.
Isaiah through Malachi, with the Jeremiah cluster kept together, then the Josippon as the final book of the Old Testament.
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Acts, the 14 Pauline Epistles with Hebrews counted among them, and the 7 Catholic Epistles.
Revelation, closing the 27 books familiar to every Christian tradition.
1st and 2nd Books of the Covenant, Sirate Tsion, Te'ezaz, Gitzew, Abtilis, Didascalia, and Qalementos.
The 8 Books of Church Order are what make the Ethiopian Bible the Ethiopian Bible. They govern liturgical practice, ecclesiastical law, and church governance, and printed Ethiopian Bibles have traditionally left them out. Many English editions do not have them either. This one has all eight, and the Josippon closes the Old Testament.
Download a free PDF sample containing the front matter and the complete book of Genesis. Read the introduction. See how we handle sources. Check the formatting. Then decide.
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