: Features the critical and ancient texts of Enoch , Jubilees , 1 Clements , and the Shepherd of Hermas . Key Ethiopic Texts and Their Significance
: Includes books like Tobit , Judith , Wisdom of Solomon , Wisdom of Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) , Baruch , and 1 & 2 Maccabees . The Apocrypha: Including Books from the Ethiopi...
The book , compiled by Joseph B. Lumpkin , is a comprehensive 736-page volume that gathers together texts often missing from standard Western Bibles. While most Protestant Bibles contain 66 books and Catholic Bibles 73, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church recognizes a significantly larger canon of 81 books . This guide explores the content and unique significance of the Ethiopic additions included in this collection. Overview of Included Books : Features the critical and ancient texts of
This volume is unique because it combines the standard Deuterocanonical books with several texts exclusive to the Ethiopian tradition. Lumpkin , is a comprehensive 736-page volume that