Holy Books
The Holy Bible
According to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, the bible consists of 81 cannons.
Old Testament (49 Books)
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Genesis
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Exodus
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Leviticus
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Numbers
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Deuteronomy
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Joshua
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Judges
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Ruth
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1 Samuel
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2 Samuel
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1 Kings
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2 Kings
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1 Chronicles
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2 Chronicles
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Jubilees (Book of Division)
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Enoch (1 Enoch)
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Ezra 1
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Ezra 2 (a.k.a. Ezra Sutuel)
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Tobit
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Judith
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Esther
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1 Meqabyan (not the same as 1 Maccabees)
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2 Meqabyan
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3 Meqabyan
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Job
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Psalms
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Proverbs
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Ecclesiastes
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Song of Songs
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Wisdom of Solomon
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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)
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Isaiah
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Jeremiah
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Lamentations
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Baruch
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Ezekiel
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Daniel
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Hosea
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Joel
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Amos
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Obadiah
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Jonah
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Micah
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Nahum
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Habakkuk
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Zephaniah
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Haggai
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Zechariah
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Malachi
Deuterocanonical/Other Old Testament Books (4 Books)
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1 Book of Covenant
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2 Book of Covenant
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4 Baruch (Rest of Baruch or Paralipomena of Jeremiah)
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Joseph ben Gorion (Josippon – in 2 parts, sometimes counted separately)
New Testament (28 Books)
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Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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Acts
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Romans
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1 Corinthians
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2 Corinthians
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Galatians
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Ephesians
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Philippians
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Colossians
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1 Thessalonians
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2 Thessalonians
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1 Timothy
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2 Timothy
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Titus
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Philemon
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Hebrews
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James
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1 Peter
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2 Peter
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1 John
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2 John
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3 John
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Jude
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Revelation
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Sinodos (Church Orders – includes Clementine literature, often a collection of 4 books: Ser`atä Seyon, Te’ezaz, Gessew, Abtelis)
The Anaphora's
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church preserves 14 Anaphoras (Eucharistic Prayers) used in the Divine Liturgy. These Anaphoras are attributed to various saints and Church Fathers, and they vary in style, length, and theological emphasis.
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መሠዊት አባ ማርቆስ – The Anaphora of the Apostolic Father Saint Mark (St. Mark the Evangelist)
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መሠዊት አባ ዮሐንስ – The Anaphora of Saint John (the Apostle and Evangelist)
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መሠዊት አባ ጴጥሮስ – The Anaphora of Saint Peter
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መሠዊት አባ ጴራን – The Anaphora of Saint Basil
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መሠዊት አባ ክርስቶስ – The Anaphora of Saint John Chrysostom
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መሠዊት አባ ኤፍሬም – The Anaphora of Saint Ephrem the Syrian
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መሠዊት አባ አትናትያስ – The Anaphora of Saint Athanasius of Alexandria
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መሠዊት አባ ዮሥፍ – The Anaphora of Saint Dioscorus (sometimes associated with Joseph of Arimathea in Ethiopian tradition)
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መሠዊት አባ አቡነ አስቆላ፣ – The Anaphora of Saint Epiphanius (Asqolapius)
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መሠዊት አባ ጴሎስ – The Anaphora of Saint Cyril (St. Kyrillos)
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መሠዊት አባ ይድቃስ – The Anaphora of Saint Gregory Nazianzen
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መሠዊት አባ ስላስ – The Anaphora of Saint Gregory of Nyssa
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መሠዊት አባ ቶዎዶርስ – The Anaphora of Saint Theodore of Mopsuestia
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መሠዊት አባ ዘነሙ ኅዝብ – The Anaphora of the Apostles (Zena Nemuhizb) – “Of All the People”
The Synaxarium
The Ethiopian Synaxarium, otherwise known as the book of Saints, is a text of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church that contains the lives and commemorations of hundreds of saints.
Although the exact number of recognized saints isn't commonly stated, the Synaxarium typically covers well over 700 to 800 saints, including biblical figures, early Christian martyrs, church fathers, and many local Ethiopian saints.
