Thank you for this history bit. I was told one time that I should read the Orthodox Ethiopian Bible version, because that was/is supposed to be one version that has less lost in translation. So the version most to the original scriptures.
Give thanks, yes I wish I could read Geez so that I could understand it more properly, but I have collected all the Ethopian Orthodox Canon in English, book by book. The Book of Enoch , The Kebra Negast, and The Book of Maccabees are all powerful books that the Europeans were afraid of, so were left out King James and other canons.
When I teach the Khmer language to my students online, I realize hardly any words translate word-for-word from Khmer to English because there are such great historical, linguistic, and cultural differences. I keep this in mind when I study the Ethiopian bible in English.
Some scholars have noted the English word "virgin" was used in the Bible to replace a Geez word which actually means "naive." If this is true, then Mary was not a virgin, but a young naive girl who got pregnant perhaps a little too early in life.
Using Christianity's own logic, Joseph is the descendant of David, so if he didn't get Mary pregnant, then there is no way Jesus fulfills the prophecy. It's question like this that made me study deeper into history. I now make a distinct difference between pale Euro Jesus that walked on water and had a virgin birth and the inspiration for Jesus, Eyesus Kristos, which should be studied from an Ethiopian viewpoint.
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Wow... very interesting and informative indeed. It was a theologian who told me about the Ethiopian version, who converted to Islam which is also another story in itself hihi
I also knew about a part which was written by a woman (forgot which disciple that was) who also got left out of the European version Bible, because it would "confuse" the people.
Thank you for that offer. I will let you know if ever I have time and if you're still here hihi
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