early Christianity and the Ethiopic textual tradition Meron T. Gebreananaye. editor. Watson, Francis 1956- editor. Williams, Logan editor. text bibliography enk 2021 monographic eng

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183 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. "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"-- edited by Meron T. Gebreananaye, Logan Williams, and Francis Watson. Includes bibliographical references and index. f-et--- Canonical criticism Canon Versions Apocryphal books Criticism, interpretation, etc BS521.8 .B49 2021 229.9046 Bey 2022 London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : T&T Clark, 2021. (DLC) 2020032585 9780567695857 9780567697653 2020032584 DLC 200720 20250821165146.0 21616747 eng