Books from the Ethiopian Bible · Volume Two
From the Exile to the Maccabees
Have you heard of the books of Meqabyan? They are found only in the Ethiopian Bible.
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1 Esdras, Judith, the additions to Daniel and Esther, the Letter of Jeremiah, Baruch and the Rest of the Words of Baruch, 4 Ezra, Sirach, and the three books of Meqabyan, which are found only in the Ethiopian Bible.
Some of these the King James translators set apart in their Apocrypha; Meqabyan and the Rest of the Words of Baruch they never saw. Together they fill much of the silence between the Old Testament and the New. Every book is footnoted back to the standard works, and commentary marks where its teachings agree with the restored gospel and where they differ.
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From the back cover
“In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.”2 Corinthians 13:1
For more than fifteen centuries the Ethiopian church kept books the rest of the world let fall. Enoch and Jubilees survive whole only in its ancient language, Ge'ez; others it has guarded beside its Bible from the days of the apostles.
This second volume runs from the fall of Jerusalem to the days of the Greek kings: the return under Ezra, Judith and Esther, the songs from the fiery furnace, the scribe Baruch, the visions of 4 Ezra, the wisdom of Sirach, and the Ethiopian books of Meqabyan.
This work grew from a hunger to understand more of the scriptural word and to seek out more of the word of God. Yet it rests on a conviction: these ancient books are best read with the standard works open beside them. When the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price, the witness of the Spirit and these old texts agree, we may read with greater confidence. They are offered to augment, never to replace, the revealed word.
New and public-domain translations in the order of the times they describe, with timelines and maps, notes to the standard works, parallels from the Old and New Testaments and the Book of Mormon, and the author's commentary.
Book details
| Series | Books from the Ethiopian Bible: Beyond the King James, Volume Two of three |
|---|---|
| Formats | Paperback, 476 pages · Hardcover, 478 pages |
| Trim size | 7.5 x 9.25 inches |
| Interior | Color, on white paperBlack & white, on white paper |
| Books included | 1 Esdras, Judith, the additions to Daniel (Song of the Three, Susanna, Bel and the Dragon), the Letter of Jeremiah, Baruch, the Rest of the Words of Baruch, 4 Ezra, the additions to Esther, Sirach, the three books of Meqabyan |
| Opening scripture | 2 Nephi 29:10 |
| Categories | Biblical Studies · Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha · The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| Topics | Meqabyan, 4 Ezra, Sirach, Baruch, the Exile, the Maccabean era |
| Readers | Adults; Latter-day Saint and Bible readers |
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Each book comes in two printings. The black & white edition prints every page in black and grey, at a lower price. The Savior’s words and prophecies, shown in red in the full-color edition, appear in bold. This book has no color photographs; color is used for accents only, and those accents print in grey.
This volume is one of three. See all three volumes of Books from the Ethiopian Bible, and how they were kept in Ge'ez for fifteen centuries.
