Ancient manuals on church governance and tradition. Why the Ethiopian Bible is Unique

In addition to the standard Hebrew scriptures, this section includes:

The is renowned as the oldest and most complete Bible in existence, featuring a unique 88-book canon that includes sacred texts missing from Western versions. While most Protestant Bibles contain 66 books and Catholic Bibles 73, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church preserves a much broader selection of scriptures, often categorized as either a narrow canon (81 books) or a broad canon (up to 88 books). The 88-Book Canon: A Breakdown

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Including Tobit , Judith , Wisdom of Solomon , Sirach , and 4 Baruch .

Alongside the standard 27 books, the Ethiopian canon adds eight ecclesiastical texts: Sirate Tsion : The Order of Zion. Tizaz : The Book of Commandments. Gitsiw & Abtilis : Additional church orders.

Liturgical and ethical instructions.