Is the Ethiopian Bible a real Bible? Why does it have 88 books?

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Is the Ethiopian Bible a real Bible? Why 88 books?

Yes. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has kept an 81-to-88-book biblical canon since the 4th century — the oldest continuously used Christian canon.

It includes texts like Enoch, Jubilees, and the Books of the Maccabees that most modern Bibles leave out.

Our editions are faithful, scholarly translations of these historically documented texts, rendered into clear modern English. This is an educational edition and isn't affiliated with or endorsed by any church or denomination.

You can read a free sample of any title before you decide — browse the library.

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