#ethiopian bible

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Ethiopian Bible — considered as the oldest and most complete 'Bible' on earth.

The world’s earliest illustrated Christian book has been saved by a British charity, which located it at a remote Ethiopian monastery.

The incredible Garima Gospels are named after a monk who arrived in the African country in 5th century AD.

Abba Garima arrived from Constantinople in 494 AD. Legend has it that he was able to copy the Gospels in a day because God delayed the sun from setting and is said to have copied them out in just one day.

It is beautifully illustrated and the colours are still vivid. It has been conserved through the Ethiopian Heritage Fund.

The incredible relic has been kept ever since in Garima Monastery near Adwa in the north of the country, which is in Tigray region at 7000ft.

Experts believe it is also the earliest example of book binding still attached to the original pages.

The survival of the Gospels is incredible considering the country has been under Muslim invasion, Italian invasion, and a fire in the 1930s destroyed the monastery’s church.

They were written on goat skin in the early Ethiopian language of Ge’ez.

There are two volumes dated from the same time, but the second is written in a different hand from the first. Both contain illustrations and the four Gospels.

Though the texts had been mentioned by the occasional traveller since 1950s, it had been thought they dated from 11th century at the earliest.

Carbon dating, however, gives a date between 330-650 AD, which tantalisingly overlaps the date Abba Garima arrived in the country.

So, the first volume could be in his hand – even if he didn’t complete the task in a day as the oral tradition states.

The charity Ethiopian Heritage Fund that was set up to help preserve the treasures in the country has made the stunning discovery.

It also allowed incredible rare access to the texts, so experts could conserve them on site. It is now hoped the Gospels will be put in a museum at the monastery where visitors will be able to view them.

Blair Priday from the Ethiopian Heritage Fund said:

"Ethiopia has been overlooked as a source of these fantastic things. Many of these old Christian relics can only be reached by hiking and climbing to remote monasteries as roads are limited in these mountainous regions.

All the work on the texts was done in situ and everything is reversible, so if in future they can be taken away for further conservation, we won’t have hindered that.

The pages had been crudely stitched together in a restoration in the 1960s and some of the pages wouldn’t even turn. And they were falling to pieces.

The Garima Gospels have been kept high and dry, which helped preserve them all these years. They are kept in the dark so the colours look fresh.

This was the most astounding of all our projects. The Patriarch, the head of the Ethiopian Church, had to give his permission.

Most of the experts did the work for nothing. We are currently undertaking other restoration programmes on wall paintings and religious texts.

We believe that preserving Ethiopia’s cultural heritage will help to increase visitor revenue and understanding of the extraordinary history of this country."

📷 : Credit to the Owner

[panafrocore]

The Orthodox Tewahedo Biblical Canon: A Unique Version of the Christian Bible

The Orthodox Tewahedo Biblical Canon holds a unique position within the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Churches, encompassing a rich tapestry of 81 books that shape the spiritual and cultural identity of these faith communities. This expansive collection includes not only the familiar books found in other Christian canons but also several additional writings that offer distinct insights…

[gwydpolls]

Time Travel Question 26: Ancient History XIV and Earlier

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This category may include suggestions made too late to fall into the correct grouping.

Please add new suggestions below if you have them for future consideration. All cultures and time periods welcome.

[leonieanderson]

Are you waiting to hear from God? Read the Holy Bible. The voice of God echoes in the scriptures.

[reasoningdaily]

This is Why The Ethiopian Bible Got Banned

[thevoidofthevoid]

Next time you see a Christian ask them their thoughts on the Ethiopian bible

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[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

The Fall of Jerusalem

1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.

2 And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.

3 And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.

4 And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.

5 But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.

6 Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.

7 Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.

8 And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.

9 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.

10 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

11 Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,

12 Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.

13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rabsaris, and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon's princes;

14 Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.

15 Now the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,

16 Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.

17 But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the Lord: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.

18 For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the Lord. — Jeremiah 39 | King James Bible (KJV) The King James Bible is in the public domain Cross References: Genesis 37:36; Deuteronomy 28:34; Deuteronomy 28:36; Joshua 4:13; Joshua 5:10; Judges 16:21; 2 Kings 22:12; 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Kings 25:1; 2 Kings 25:4; 2 Kings 25:7-12; 2 Chronicles 32:5; Nehemiah 1:3; Job 5:15-16; Psalm 34:22; Psalm 41:1-2; Psalm 91:8; Psalm 105:14; Isaiah 7:21; Isaiah 22:11; Jeremiah 1:3; Jeremiah 1:15; Jeremiah 17:7-8; Jeremiah 20:4; Jeremiah 21:4; Jeremiah 21:10; Jeremiah 38:13; Jeremiah 38:28; Jeremiah 40:7; Acts 24:23; 1 Peter 3:13

[ultrachoppedpenguinbouquet]

Miriam

[dailymanuscript]

Folio 3 recto, አብቀለምሲስ (The Revelation of St. John)

[musingsfromanidlemind]

This is desert

“Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is desert. So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship, was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he…

[jbfly46]

Oh wait I know, because the modern Bible was stolen from the Ethiopians by the ones who started the Roman Imperial Cult, whose remnants exist to this day under different names, in an effort to rule the world by enslaving the human race.

[panafrocore]

Queen Makeda, the Queen of Sheba: A Tale of Power and Legacy

Queen Makeda, often referred to as the Queen of Sheba, is a captivating figure shrouded in legend and mystery. Her tale, initially chronicled in the Hebrew Bible, tells of a powerful and enigmatic ruler who embarked on a legendary journey to meet the renowned King Solomon. The original narrative portrays her as the bearer of a grand caravan laden with opulent treasures destined for King Solomon’s…

[a-queer-little-wombat]

Great images here. I also urge folks to go do their own searches too. Hell, open up Google Maps, find the capital city of any country on the African continent, pick a downtown street, and turn on Street View.

Sidebar: y'all have GOT to fucking stop talking about the whole damn continent of Africa as if it were a single country. Just because North America is nearly synonymous with America, as in the United States of America; that does not make Africa or Europe or South America or Asia basically a single country with a single culture. I know you fucks can sort of understand that about Europe, but it is really just as true for every damn continent (except maybe Australia and, well, Antarctica).

Here, have a Strret View near downtown Kampala, Uganda:

It's probably even more built up now.

I'd like to add more screencaps like this but, uh, Google Maps is a massive rabbit hole that eats my time as I check out cool areas of countries and cities all over the damn world, so I need to stop before I forget to eat dinner. Just fucking go play with Google Maps for a while.

Want more direction than just random pan and zoom and pan? Start playing Worldle!

Every day, it randomly picks a country or territory and shows just its outline and you've got six guesses to figure out which one it is (there's a pull-down menu of the possible options, so it's okay if you can't spell them all). For every guess that isn't right, it tells you how far away and in which direction the actual country/territory is.

My *personal* rule is that, if I haven't gotten it with the first five guesses, I go to Google Maps and figure out the answer (which sometimes means turning on the satellite layer so I can find tiny island territories¹). I mean, this is an open book game. Yes, the short-term goal is to recognize them without looking it up ... and also yes, the long-term goal is to build the knowledge to recognize them without looking them up.

It's fucking working! I still get lost in which of the -istans it might be, and the Pacific island nations all look like little blobs or blob clusters, and Eastern Europe has WAY more countries than you think it does, but now I get it right in 5 or less about 50% of the time! And when I don't, I get to spend a while fooling around in Google Maps, checking out countries and stuff.

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¹ I'm fucking looking at YOU, Bouvet Island.

Someone said "Are you really so stupid to think that Africa has the same technological advances as us? If they did they would probably have clean water and not live in houses made of sticks and mud. Get over yourself and stop being so ignorant."..... Below is a tiny collection of images of the Africa they refuse to show you..

ches

I’m sorry you’ve been made to believe that the whole of Africa is poor, I really am..

[leonieanderson]

We think we know a lot, but what we know is very little. Even all those who have striven all their life to bring progress to mankind — learned scientists and highly educated people — all realize in the end that all their knowledge is but a grain of sand on the seashore. All our achievements are insufficient.

+ Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnic