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Ethiopian Didascalia

Ethiopic Didascalia (Didesqelya) is an Ethiopian Orthodox text on church order and liturgy, part of the broader Ethiopian biblical 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.|||A church order that provides instructions on the role of bishops, the care of widows, and the conduct of the liturgy.|||Ethiopic Didascalia — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopic_Didascalia|Background and scholarly discussion.|||Ethiopian Bible — Internet Archive|https://archive.org/details/ethiopianbible|Full text and commentary.|||" The bishop shall be the steward of God, and shall care for the poor and the widow." — Ethiopic Didascalia (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

A church order that provides instructions on the role of bishops, the care of widows, and the conduct of the liturgy.

" The bishop shall be the steward of God, and shall care for the poor and the widow." — Ethiopic Didascalia (paraphrase)

Read the Text & External Resources

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

  • " The bishop shall be the steward of God, and shall care for the poor and the widow." — Ethiopic Didascalia (paraphrase) " The bishop shall be the steward of God, and shall care for the poor and the widow." — Ethiopic Didascalia (paraphrase)

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Further Reading

Ethiopic Didascalia — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopic_Didascalia|Background and scholarly discussion.
Ethiopian Bible — Internet Archive|https://archive.org/details/ethiopianbible|Full text and commentary.
" The bishop shall be the steward of God, and shall care for the poor and the widow." — Ethiopic Didascalia (paraphrase)