They are as follows: Ser`atä Seyon (30 canons), Te'ezaz (71 canons), Gessew (56 canons), and Abtelis (81 canons). The Ethiopic canonical Sinodos are four books of church order traditionally attributed to the Apostles. Most of the literature herein would either be considered part of the writings of the Apostolic Fathers or part of the Ancient Church Orders. These are the four books of Sinodos, the two divisions of the Book of the Covenant, Ethiopic Clement, and the Ethiopic Didascalia. The Orthodox Tewahedo broader New Testament canon has eight additional books. The book is a history of the Jewish people thought to be based upon the writings of Josephus, in eight parts. The Orthodox Tewahedo broader Old Testament has one additional book: the Ethiopic version of the Book of Joseph ben Gurion or Yosëf wäldä Koryon, elsewhere called Josippon, or referred to by its author, Pseudo-Josephus, categorizing its authorship as pseudepigraphical. In addition to the nine books discussed below, all of the aforementioned books of the narrower canon are also by definition part of the broader canon. Broader biblical canon Įthiopian Orthodox monk from Debre Damo Monastery with an illuminated Bible 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.
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. Additionally, while the books of Jubilees and Enoch are fairly well-known among western scholars, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Books of Ethiopian Maccabees are not. Moreover, the book of Proverbs is divided into two books - Messale (Prov. In some lists, they may simply fall under the title "Jeremiah," while in others, they are divided various ways into separate books. However, it is not always clear as to how these writings are arranged or divided.
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. The Orthodox Tewahedo narrower Old Testament canon contains the entire Hebrew protocanon.
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