Medieval History
A doctoral student at Durham University in England has discovered the existence of the oldest known copies of books of the Ethiopic Old Testament. The books date back to the early sixth century.
Ted Erho, a postgraduate student in the Department of Theology and Religion, made the find while examining microfilms of classical Ethiopic (Ge?ez) manuscripts at the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library (HMML) at Saint John?s University in Minnesota.
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Medieval History
Scholar discovers 6th-century Ethiopian Old Testament
A doctoral student at Durham University in England has discovered the existence of the oldest known copies of books of the Ethiopic Old Testament. The books date back to the early sixth century.
Ted Erho, a postgraduate student in the Department of Theology and Religion, made the find while examining microfilms of classical Ethiopic (Ge?ez) manuscripts at the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library (HMML) at Saint John?s University in Minnesota.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
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