The why files on YouTube did a fantastic episode about the Ethiopian Bible and the book of Enoch. Fore warning: they read the myth/ legend/ claim as is with no pushback and only debunk at the end, it’s unusual to hear lots of things you know to be false get air time uncontested until the end if you’re not familiar with the format.
binoculustf2 on
the reddit atheists have descended on this thread *tips fedora*
boweroftable on
I’m waiting for the Schlafly edit personally
TheDadThatGrills on
This Prayer Book teaches the Law of Regression.
One_Ad761 on
it looks like it has about 30 pages
Derek_Zahav on
Do you mean the Ethiopian biblical canon is older than the Catholic canon? In that case, what makes it complete? Having more books? Or do you mean one specific Ethiopian biblical codex is older than any other Christian codex, Ethiopian or otherwise?
don’t let the british find it or it’ll end up in a museum
Clearbay_327_ on
That’s what I always thought the song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” was so arrogant. Ethiopian kingdoms were among the earliest Christian communities.
Raymanuel on
Scholar of early Christianity here, Vaticanus and Sinaiticus would like a word…
Jossokar on
Havent found a date on the ethiopian canon.
The orthodox/catholic one dates back to the 4th century. Its not that important, though.
What i find interesting, is that if you want….you can buy a bible wherever, and the text wont vary much, most likely.
The ethiopian canon seems to have never been published in a domestic, modern edition. Which feels quite problematic. From the points of view of divulgation, preservation and conservation. all at once.
It seems, at least according to wikipedia, that some books of the canon are extremely rare.
Puzzleheaded_Sink__ on
I’d expect something like that to be handled with white gloves in a clean environment and on a flat surface
Dynamo_Ham on
Don’t they also claim to have the Arc of the Covenant holed up in some secret monastary somewhere?
SwimThruGround on
I’ve read the entire king james bible (standard usa shit) but never heard of this one. will be interesting to (try) and read it and note the differences.
Edit:
1) The Ethiopian bible is *800 years older* than the king james version
2) other Christians are saying “there are portions of the Ethiopian bible that have been discredited and are not true” lmaaooo, oh but the bible *today* is true and cannot be discredited because its impossible to discredit a bible! Which we just did… *wait a minute*..
Arctic_Gnome_YZF on
They should probably put it in a climate-controlled room for safekeeping.
Anthylir on
The 0-ldest bible
Jward92 on
The zero in the title annoys me.
Aloyonsus on
Papyrus font
GrowCanadian on
This is the stuff where I see AI having a huge impact on. Feeding in old writings, even in old languages, and having the AI search for interesting details. I’m confident it would find some pieces that were incorrectly translated at some point and give us a new perspective on the piece being read.
For example, the term virgin may not have the same definition as today. It can be used to describe a young woman even if she’s a virgin or not.
I love old history and would love to see a digitized database where researchers can partner up with AI to delve deep into ancient texts. Maybe we’ll learn more about our past human history.
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The council of nicaea would like a word.
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Now that’s a bible od be interested in studying
The Bible: Director’s cut
The why files on YouTube did a fantastic episode about the Ethiopian Bible and the book of Enoch. Fore warning: they read the myth/ legend/ claim as is with no pushback and only debunk at the end, it’s unusual to hear lots of things you know to be false get air time uncontested until the end if you’re not familiar with the format.
the reddit atheists have descended on this thread *tips fedora*
I’m waiting for the Schlafly edit personally
This Prayer Book teaches the Law of Regression.
it looks like it has about 30 pages
Do you mean the Ethiopian biblical canon is older than the Catholic canon? In that case, what makes it complete? Having more books? Or do you mean one specific Ethiopian biblical codex is older than any other Christian codex, Ethiopian or otherwise?
EDIT: After doing some digging, I believe OP is copying from [this site](https://www.africanhistorybooks.com/2021/11/23/the-ethiopian-bible-is-the-oldest-and-most-complete-on-earth/), which labels the [Garima Gospels](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garima_Gospels) as the “oldest and most complete on Earth.” The Garima Gospels, as the name implies, are only the Four Canonical Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The collection does not contain manuscripts of the rest of the biblical canon.
The manuscript in the picture appears similar to this codex from the extensive [Gunda Gunde ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunda_Gunde_Monastery#/media/File:Ethiopian_-_Gunda_Gunde_Gospels_-_Walters_W850_-_Closed_Three_Quarter.jpg)Monastery in Tigray, which dates back to 1540. Given the size of that collection and the similarity in binding, it’s likely that the manuscript in the picture is from that collection.
Looks like The Book of Eli
The same lie, but longer and in other language
don’t let the british find it or it’ll end up in a museum
That’s what I always thought the song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” was so arrogant. Ethiopian kingdoms were among the earliest Christian communities.
Scholar of early Christianity here, Vaticanus and Sinaiticus would like a word…
Havent found a date on the ethiopian canon.
The orthodox/catholic one dates back to the 4th century. Its not that important, though.
What i find interesting, is that if you want….you can buy a bible wherever, and the text wont vary much, most likely.
The ethiopian canon seems to have never been published in a domestic, modern edition. Which feels quite problematic. From the points of view of divulgation, preservation and conservation. all at once.
It seems, at least according to wikipedia, that some books of the canon are extremely rare.
I’d expect something like that to be handled with white gloves in a clean environment and on a flat surface
Don’t they also claim to have the Arc of the Covenant holed up in some secret monastary somewhere?
I’ve read the entire king james bible (standard usa shit) but never heard of this one. will be interesting to (try) and read it and note the differences.
Edit:
1) The Ethiopian bible is *800 years older* than the king james version
2) other Christians are saying “there are portions of the Ethiopian bible that have been discredited and are not true” lmaaooo, oh but the bible *today* is true and cannot be discredited because its impossible to discredit a bible! Which we just did… *wait a minute*..
They should probably put it in a climate-controlled room for safekeeping.
The 0-ldest bible
The zero in the title annoys me.
Papyrus font
This is the stuff where I see AI having a huge impact on. Feeding in old writings, even in old languages, and having the AI search for interesting details. I’m confident it would find some pieces that were incorrectly translated at some point and give us a new perspective on the piece being read.
For example, the term virgin may not have the same definition as today. It can be used to describe a young woman even if she’s a virgin or not.
I love old history and would love to see a digitized database where researchers can partner up with AI to delve deep into ancient texts. Maybe we’ll learn more about our past human history.
Ummm… The dead sea scrolls would like a word
Shouldn’t that be in a museum in London England