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Ethiopian Clement

Ethiopic Clement (Qälëmentos) is a collection of Christian texts attributed to Clement of Rome, preserved in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church canon.|||Ge'ez manuscripts. Part of the broader Ethiopian biblical canon.|||Translated from Arabic in the 14th century, based on earlier Greek and Syriac traditions.|||Canonical in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Not recognized by any other religious tradition.|||Part of the broader Ethiopian canon. Contains traditions about Clement of Rome not found in other Christian traditions.|||Ethiopic Clement — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopic_Clement|Background and scholarly discussion.|||Ethiopian Bible — Internet Archive|https://archive.org/details/ethiopianbible|Full text and commentary.|||" Clement, the bishop of Rome, wrote to the churches concerning the order of the ministry." — Ethiopic Clement (paraphrase)

Collection: Other Ancient Religious Texts Canon: varies

Canon Status

Canonical in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Not recognized by any other religious tradition.

Date & Provenance

Translated from Arabic in the 14th century, based on earlier Greek and Syriac traditions.

Language & Manuscripts

Ge'ez manuscripts. Part of the broader Ethiopian biblical canon.

Why It Matters for Study

Part of the broader Ethiopian canon. Contains traditions about Clement of Rome not found in other Christian traditions.

" Clement, the bishop of Rome, wrote to the churches concerning the order of the ministry." — Ethiopic Clement (paraphrase)

Read the Text & External Resources

Public-domain translations and scholarly databases where the text can be read online or downloaded.

  • " Clement, the bishop of Rome, wrote to the churches concerning the order of the ministry." — Ethiopic Clement (paraphrase) " Clement, the bishop of Rome, wrote to the churches concerning the order of the ministry." — Ethiopic Clement (paraphrase)

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Further Reading

Ethiopic Clement — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopic_Clement|Background and scholarly discussion.
Ethiopian Bible — Internet Archive|https://archive.org/details/ethiopianbible|Full text and commentary.
" Clement, the bishop of Rome, wrote to the churches concerning the order of the ministry." — Ethiopic Clement (paraphrase)