The Ethiopian Apocryphal Bible: A Complete Guide to Enoch, Jubilees, Meqabyan, the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Psalm 151, the Prayer of Manasseh, and Other Ancient Scriptures
About this ebook
What did the writers of that book see? Angels who crossed the boundary between heaven and earth. Giants who filled the world with violence. A prophet carried through the heavens to the throne of God. A mysterious Son of Man seated in judgment. For more than two thousand years, these writings have been copied, chanted, studied, and treasured by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, while much of the world forgot them.
Now you can step inside this ancient library with a guide who will not hype it, hide its difficulties, or tell you what to believe.
THE ETHIOPIAN APOCRYPHAL BIBLE is a clear, balanced, guided edition of the great Ethiopian scriptures: Enoch, Jubilees, the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, the Books of Meqabyan, Psalm 151, and the Prayer of Manasseh. Each is placed in its historical world, explained in plain English, and approached with respect.
INSIDE YOU WILL DISCOVER:
The Book of Enoch, part by part. The Watchers and the giants, the secrets of the heavens, the Parables of the Son of Man, the sacred calendar, the great dream-visions of history, and Enoch's last words of warning and hope.
The Book of Jubilees. An angel dictates Genesis and Exodus to Moses from heavenly tablets, and history is counted in jubilees. See how ancient writers filled the gaps in the familiar stories.
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs. Twelve deathbed speeches in which Jacob's sons confess envy, anger, desire, and hatred, and teach their children what they learned too late.
The Books of Meqabyan. A guide to three books known only in Ethiopia, about faithfulness, martyrdom, and divine justice, and why they are not the Maccabees you may know.
Two short treasures in full. Psalm 151, the shepherd's song, and the Prayer of Manasseh, the repentance of a king.
The wider story. Second Temple Judaism, apocalyptic literature, and how Jewish, Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, and Ethiopian traditions have drawn the boundaries of Scripture, without ranking one above another.
Tools you will actually use. A glossary of key terms, a guide to names and spellings, a quick-reference profile of every text, and a curated reading list.
WHAT YOU STAND TO GAIN:
Understanding of why Enoch and Jubilees survive in Ethiopia and what these books actually say.
Context for the world of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Maccabean crisis, and the early Church.
Discernment to tell the difference between what a text says, what a tradition teaches, and what internet rumor adds.
Honesty about the open questions, from the meaning of the Son of Man to the Christian-sounding passages in the Testaments.
Confidence to pick up a full scholarly translation and read it well.
Every section follows a simple rhythm: what you are about to read, the ancient text, an editorial note that explains the names and symbols, and a short reflection on why it matters.
PERFECT FOR members of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo churches, Bible students, readers of the Dead Sea Scrolls, lovers of history and religion, and study groups looking for a trustworthy starting point.
Whether you read these books as Scripture, as history, or as literature, they have survived for a reason. Scroll up and click Buy Now to begin reading the ancient scriptures that survived.
