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3 Meqabyan

Comprising 10 chapters, the Third Book of Ethiopian Maccabees, in Geʽez, explores salvation, punishment, and faith through patriarchs like Adam and Job. It examines the Devil’s role in temptation, including his refusal to bow to Adam. Likely composed in the high medieval period (post-14th century), it offers distinct theological insights within the Ethiopian tradition.




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2 Meqabyan

The Second Book of Ethiopian Maccabees, written in Geʽez, extends the first book’s themes of struggle and faith, describing an ahistorical figure named Maccabeus and his conversion (distinct from the historical figures of the 2nd century BC). It continues the narrative of resistance and devotion in the face of adversity. Estimated to date from the high medieval period (post-14th century), it enriches the Ethiopian Orthodox canon with its unique perspective.




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1 Meqabyan

Originally written in Geʽez, the First Book of Ethiopian Maccabees tells of Maccabeus and his sons—Abijah, Shelah, and Pantera—who resisted a tyrannical king’s idol worship. It also features brothers Judah, Meqabis, and Mebikyas revolting against King Akrandis of Midian. Likely composed in the high medieval period (post-14th century), it highlights faith and defiance against oppression. All three of the Meqabyan books are considerably different than the original Maccabean books (composed in Greek).




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Prayer of Manasseh

The Prayer of Manasseh (or Manasses) is a short work of 15 verses recording a penitential prayer attributed to King Manasseh of Judah. Most scholars believe that the Prayer of Manasseh was written in Greek in the 1st or 2nd century BC. Another work by the same title, written in Hebrew and containing distinctly different content, was found among the Dead Sea Scrolls.




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2 Esdras

2 Esdras (also called 4 Esdras, Latin Esdras, or Latin Ezra) is the name of an apocalyptic book in many English versions of the Bible. Its authorship is ascribed to Ezra, a scribe and priest of the 5th century BC, although modern scholarship places its composition between AD 70 and 218. It is reckoned among the apocrypha by Roman Catholics, Protestants, and most Eastern Orthodox Christians. Although 2 Esdras was preserved in Latin as an appendix to the Vulgate and passed down as a unified book, it is generally considered to be a tripartite work.




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1 Esdras

1 Esdras, also called Greek Esdras, Greek Ezra, or 3 Esdras, is an ancient Greek version of the biblical Book of Ezra in use among the early church, and many modern Christians with varying degrees of canonicity. First Esdras is substantially the same as Masoretic Ezra. As part of the Septuagint translation of the Old Testament, it is regarded as deuterocanonical in the churches of the East, but apocryphal in the West. First Esdras is found in Origen’s Hexapla. Greek and related versions of the Bible include both Esdras Α (English title: 1 Esdras) and Esdras Β (Ezra–Nehemiah) in parallel.




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