02875cam a22004577i 4500 21616747 OSt 20250821165146.0 200720s2021 enka b 001 0 eng 2020032584 9780567695857 (hb) 9780567697653 (paperback) 9780567695864 (epdf) 9780567695888 (epub) 21616747 DLC eng rda DLC f-et--- BS521.8 .B49 2021 229.9046 Bey 2022 23 Beyond canon : early Christianity and the Ethiopic textual tradition / edited by Meron T. Gebreananaye, Logan Williams, and Francis Watson. London, UK ; T&T Clark, c2022. 183 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier The library of New Testament studies, 2513-8790 ; 643 Includes bibliographical references and index. "This book seeks to highlight the significance of a group of five texts excluded from the standard Christian Bible and preserved only in Ge'ez, the classical language of Ethiopia. These texts are crucial for modern scholars due to their significance for a wide range of early readers, as extant fragments of other early translations confirm in most cases; yet they are also noted for their eventual marginalization and abandonment as a more restrictive understanding of the biblical canon prevailed - everywhere except in Ethiopia, with its distinctive Christian tradition in which the concept of a "closed canon" is alien. In focusing upon 1 Enoch, Jubilees, the Ascension of Isaiah, the Epistula Apostolorum, and the Apocalypse of Peter, the contributors to this volume group them together as representatives of a time in early Christian history when sacred texts were not limited by a sharply defined canonical boundary. In doing so, this book also highlights the unique and under-appreciated contribution of Ethiopia to the study of early Christianity"-- Provided by publisher. Bible Canonical criticism. Bible Canon. Bible. Ethiopic Versions. Apocryphal books Criticism, interpretation, etc. Meron T. Gebreananaye. editor. Watson, Francis, 1956- editor. Williams, Logan, editor. Online version: Beyond canon London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : T&T Clark, 2021. 9780567695864 (DLC) 2020032585 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 0 21131 21131 0 0 ddc 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL 2025-08-21 EGST - purchase (Veltman) 0 229.9046 Bey 2022 22810 2025-08-21 16:52:21 2025-08-21 BK