The Ethiopian Bible Explained for Beginners – A Plain-English Guide to the Ethiopian Canon, the Book of Enoch, Jubilees & Meqabyan | 82-Page Introduction

Please note: this is a short introductory guide to the Ethiopian Bible, not a copy of the Ethiopian Bible itself. It is an 82-page paperback that explains the canon in plain English.

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo tradition preserves the widest biblical canon in Christianity, and most people meet it for the first time through a headline or a podcast rather than a source. This guide is written for that reader: someone who has heard about Enoch, Jubilees or the Meqabyan and wants to understand what these books are, where they come from, and why they are absent from Protestant and Catholic Bibles — before committing to a 500- or 1,000-page edition.

What it covers

• What the Ethiopian canon contains and how it differs from Western Bibles
• The Book of Enoch — what it says and why Jude quotes it
• The Book of Jubilees and its retelling of Genesis
• The three Books of Meqabyan, and why they are not the Greek Maccabees
• How the Ethiopian tradition preserved these texts in Ge'ez

Written in everyday language with no academic prerequisites. A good starting point, and a natural companion to a full edition of the canon.

Specifications

• Author: Roseline Dominic
• Format: Paperback, 82 pages
• Language: English
• Dimensions: 8.5 × 5.5 × 0.21 in
• Publication date: April 29, 2026
• ISBN / EAN: 9798259410695

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