List Of Books In The Ethiopian Bible Review

The Ethiopian canon is broadly divided into two testaments: the "Old" (Orit) and the "New" (Kidus). However, the internal categorization is distinct. The Old Testament is often conceptually divided into the "Narrow Canon" (books widely accepted and liturgically used) and the "Broad Canon" (books accepted but varying in usage). For the purpose of clarity, this paper utilizes the standard categorization: The Law, History, Wisdom, Prophets, and the New Testament.

The Ethiopian Old Testament is the largest section of the canon. It contains all the books found in the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible used by the early Church) plus several additional texts. list of books in the ethiopian bible