Bible translations into Geʽez

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Two pages from the Garima Gospels
Genesis in Geʽez

Bible translations into

South Semitic language of the Ethiopian branch, date back to the 6th century at least, making them one of the world's oldest Bible translations.[1][2]

Translations of the Bible in

four Gospels was first published in 1826[4]).[5]

The

Monastic tradition holds that they were composed close to the year 500,[7] a date supported by recent radiocarbon analysis; samples from Garima 2 proposed a date of c. 390–570, while counterpart dating of samples from Garima 1 proposed a date of c. 530–660.[8]

The Garima Gospels is also thought to be the oldest surviving Geʽez manuscript.[9][10]

Ge'ez

Bible manuscripts existed until at least the late 17th century.[11]

In 2009, the

Bible Society of Ethiopia to produce a printed version of the Bible in Ge'ez. The New Testament was released in 2017.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "A New Translation for one of the World's Oldest Scriptures". Scottish Bible Society. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  2. ^ a b "Geʿez language". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  3. ^ "African Christianity in Ethiopia". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  4. ^ .
  5. ^ "Information and Notes". www.tau.ac.il. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  6. ^ "Ethiopian Bible is the oldest and complete bible on earth". Ancient Origine. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  7. ^ Taylor, Jerome (6 July 2010). "Unearthed, the ancient texts that tell story of Christianity". The Independent.
  8. ^ Bausi, Alessandro (5 November 2013). "Ethiopia and the Mediterranean World in Late Antiquity: The Garimā Gospels in Context". Ethiopian Heritage Fund. p. 2. Archived from the original (Summary of conference proceedings) on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  9. ^ Bailey, Martin (2010-07-14). "Discovery of earliest illustrated manuscript". Theartnewspaper.com. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
  10. ^ "The Arts Newspaper June 2010 – Abuna Garima Gospels". Ethiopianheritagefund.org. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
  11. ^ "Ethiopic Bible". The British Library. Retrieved 2020-03-11.

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