The Traditional Interpretation of the Apocalypse of St John in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church

The aim of this study is to describe the traditional Biblical and patristic Amharic commentary material of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.

Roger W. Cowley (Author)

9781107460782, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 13 November 2014

436 pages
21.7 x 14 x 2.6 cm, 0.6 kg

The aim of this study is to describe the traditional Biblical and patristic Amharic commentary material of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and to present in translation a sufficient sample of the Amharic, and also the Geez, commentary material, that its character can be clearly seen. Accordingly, the study is divided into three parts - a general introduction, an annotated translation of a Geez commentary, and an annotated translation of an Amharic commentary. The book chosen for parts II and III is the Apocalypse of John.

Preface
Abbreviations
Part I. The And?mta Contemporary Corpus, its Character, Provenance, and Development: 1. The And?mta corpus
2. The traditional account of the writing of the texts commented on, their transmission, and entry into Ethiopia
3. The traditional account of the development and transmission of the And?mta material
4. The dating and provenance of the And?mta commentary
5. Commentary material in Geez
6. Sources of the And?mta commentary
7. Exegetical methods
8. The method of teaching the commentary, and attitudes to it today
9. Miscellanea
Part II. Annotated Translation of a Geez Commentary on the Apocalypse of St John, Targwame Qälämsis: Introduction
Translation
Part III. Annotated Translation of the Amharic And?mta on the Apocalypse of St John: Introduction
Translation
Bibliography of printed works
General index
Index of references.

Subject Areas: Biblical studies & exegesis [HRCG]