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The Ethiopian Orthodox canon in its own self-description

The church-hosted English-language account states 46 Old Testament books and 35 New Testament books, totaling 81. The display preserves that tradition-level claim while flagging that title grouping and enumeration can differ across lists and editions.

kjv-66study contexteotc-81tradition description

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The Ethiopian Orthodox canon in its own self-description

REVIEWED 2026-09-01
KJV Visualized 66-book readerstudy context

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Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church 81-book self-descriptiontradition description

Summarizes the church-hosted English-language self-description.

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The church-hosted English-language account states 46 Old Testament books and 35 New Testament books, totaling 81. The display preserves that tradition-level claim while flagging that title grouping and enumeration can differ across lists and editions.

46 Old Testament35 New Testament81 total

QUESTIONS THAT GUARD THE STUDY

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Who is describing the canon, for which community, in which source?

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Does a list count individual works, grouped volumes, or church-order collections in the same way?

RELATIONSHIPS · NOT EQUIVALENCES

3 connected records
shared canonical book different tradition · institutional lists

The Ethiopian Orthodox canon in its own self-description ↔ Psalms

Psalms appears in both mapped canonical traditions while each tradition's wider collection and liturgical life remain distinct.

Canonical equivalence: NOTextual equivalence: NO
A shared title does not guarantee identical base text, numbering, translation, paratext, or liturgical use.
tradition canonical inclusion · official self description

The Ethiopian Orthodox canon in its own self-description ↔ 1 Enoch

The church-hosted Old Testament list names Enoch among the works it receives.

Canonical equivalence: NOTextual equivalence: NO
This describes Ethiopian Orthodox reception; it makes no claim that Enoch is canonical in the 66-book Protestant tradition.
tradition canonical inclusion · official self description

The Ethiopian Orthodox canon in its own self-description ↔ Jubilees

The church-hosted Old Testament list names Jubilees among the works it receives.

Canonical equivalence: NOTextual equivalence: NO
This describes Ethiopian Orthodox reception; it makes no claim that Jubilees is canonical in the 66-book Protestant tradition.

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3 sources support this record
tradition primary · accessed 2026-09-01Canonical BooksEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ↗tradition primary · accessed 2026-09-01The Role of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Literature and ArtEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ↗tradition primary · accessed 2026-09-01The Ethiopian Orthodox Church School SystemEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ↗