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The Old Testament

  1. 1GenesisPDF · 2.6 MB
  2. 2ExodusPDF · 2.8 MB
  3. 3LeviticusPDF · 1.0 MB
  4. 4NumbersPDF · 1.3 MB
  5. 5DeuteronomyPDF · 1.2 MB
  6. 6JoshuaPDF · 0.8 MB
  7. 7JudgesPDF · 0.8 MB
  8. 8RuthPDF · 1.7 MB
  9. 91 SamuelPDF · 2.6 MB
  10. 102 SamuelPDF · 0.9 MB
  11. 111 KingsPDF · 2.5 MB
  12. 122 KingsPDF · 1.0 MB
  13. 131 ChroniclesPDF · 0.9 MB
  14. 142 ChroniclesPDF · 1.1 MB
  15. 15EzraPDF · 0.3 MB
  16. 16NehemiahPDF · 0.5 MB
  17. 17EstherPDF · 1.7 MB
  18. 18JobPDF · 2.2 MB
  19. 19PsalmsPDF · 2.8 MB
  20. 20ProverbsPDF · 0.7 MB
  21. 21EcclesiastesPDF · 0.3 MB
  22. 22Song of SolomonPDF · 0.2 MB
  23. 23IsaiahPDF · 2.9 MB
  24. 24JeremiahPDF · 3.4 MB
  25. 25LamentationsPDF · 0.2 MB
  26. 26EzekielPDF · 3.3 MB
  27. 27DanielPDF · 1.7 MB
  28. 28HoseaPDF · 0.3 MB
  29. 29JoelPDF · 0.1 MB
  30. 30AmosPDF · 0.2 MB
  31. 31ObadiahPDF · 71 KB
  32. 32JonahPDF · 93 KB
  33. 33MicahPDF · 0.2 MB
  34. 34NahumPDF · 0.1 MB
  35. 35HabakkukPDF · 0.1 MB
  36. 36ZephaniahPDF · 0.1 MB
  37. 37HaggaiPDF · 88 KB
  38. 38ZechariahPDF · 0.3 MB
  39. 39MalachiPDF · 0.1 MB

The New Testament

  1. 40MatthewPDF · 2.4 MB
  2. 41MarkPDF · 2.1 MB
  3. 42LukePDF · 2.8 MB
  4. 43JohnPDF · 2.3 MB
  5. 44ActsPDF · 2.5 MB
  6. 45RomansPDF · 0.5 MB
  7. 461 CorinthiansPDF · 0.4 MB
  8. 472 CorinthiansPDF · 0.3 MB
  9. 48GalatiansPDF · 0.2 MB
  10. 49EphesiansPDF · 0.2 MB
  11. 50PhilippiansPDF · 0.1 MB
  12. 51ColossiansPDF · 0.1 MB
  13. 521 ThessaloniansPDF · 0.1 MB
  14. 532 ThessaloniansPDF · 86 KB
  15. 541 TimothyPDF · 0.1 MB
  16. 552 TimothyPDF · 0.1 MB
  17. 56TitusPDF · 86 KB
  18. 57PhilemonPDF · 63 KB
  19. 58HebrewsPDF · 0.4 MB
  20. 59JamesPDF · 0.1 MB
  21. 601 PeterPDF · 0.1 MB
  22. 612 PeterPDF · 0.1 MB
  23. 621 JohnPDF · 0.1 MB
  24. 632 JohnPDF · 56 KB
  25. 643 JohnPDF · 58 KB
  26. 65JudePDF · 77 KB
  27. 66RevelationPDF · 2.0 MB

The Additional Books

  1. 671 EnochPDF · 4.0 MB
  2. 68JubileesPDF · 4.7 MB
  3. 69MeqabyanPDF · 3.1 MB
  4. 70TobitPDF · 1.9 MB
  5. 71JudithPDF · 2.1 MB
  6. 72Wisdom of SolomonPDF · 1.8 MB
  7. 73SirachPDF · 2.9 MB
  8. 74Baruch, with the Epistle of JeremyPDF · 1.7 MB
  9. 75Additions to DanielPDF · 1.5 MB
  10. 761 EsdrasPDF · 2.0 MB
  11. 774 Ezra (2 Esdras 3–14)PDF · 2.2 MB
  12. 78The Prayer of Manasses; Psalm 151PDF · 1.2 MB

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A Thirty-Day Reading Plan

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In 1 Enoch the readings keep the order of this volume, which follows Charles: 92; 91:1–11, 18–19; 93; 91:12–17.

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Rare Texts

Meqabyan in full; 1 Enoch 22, 27 and 32 from the Ethiopic and the Greek. Tap a title to open it at its page.

In 1 Enoch 22, 27 and 32, some verses are given in two versions, one from the Ethiopic and one from the Greek of the Gizeh fragment.

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The Illustrations in Full Color

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A scribe at work: the books of the Ethiopian Bible were copied by hand for centuries
Worshipers in the highlands of Ethiopia, hands raised to heaven
Moses before the burning bush (Exodus 3:1–6)
The ark upon the waters of the flood (Genesis 7:17–18)
Israel crosses the sea on dry ground (Exodus 14:21–22)
“Whither thou goest, I will go” (Ruth 1:16)
David runs to meet Goliath (1 Samuel 17:48–49)
The queen of Sheba before King Solomon (1 Kings 10:1–10)
Esther falls down at the king’s feet, and he holds out the golden scepter (Esther 8:3–4)
The Lord answers Job out of the whirlwind (Job 38:1)
“Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death” (Psalm 23:4)
“And a little child shall lead them” (Isaiah 11:6)
Ebed-melech the Ethiopian draws Jeremiah out of the dungeon (Jeremiah 38:7–13)
The valley of dry bones (Ezekiel 37:1–10)
Daniel in the den of lions (Daniel 6:16–22)
The crucifixion: darkness over the whole land (Mark 15:33–39)
The wise men fall down and worship the young child (Matthew 2:9–11)
The baptism of Jesus in the Jordan (Mark 1:9–11)
The angel brings good tidings to the shepherds (Luke 2:8–14)
Mary Magdalene weeps at the tomb (John 20:11–12)
Philip baptizes the Ethiopian (Acts 8:36–39)
The holy city comes down out of heaven (Revelation 21:10–22:2)
The angels descend on the summit of Mount Hermon (1 Enoch 6:1–6)
Enoch is carried up to heaven in his vision (1 Enoch 14:8–9)
Moses and the angel of the presence on Mount Sinai (Jubilees 1:27–2:1)
The beasts bow down before the three martyrs (1 Meqabyan 3:22–24)
Tobias, the angel and the fish (Tobit 6:1–5)
Judith returns by night to the gate of Bethulia (Judith 13:10–13)
“I prayed, and understanding was given me” (Wisdom 7:7)
Wisdom grows like the cedar, the palm and the vine (Sirach 24:13–17)
Baruch reads the book to the exiles in Babylon (Baruch 1:1–5)
The three young men in the furnace (Song of the Three Holy Children 23–27)
“Great is Truth, and mighty above all things” (1 Esdras 4:41)
Ezra drinks the cup and dictates the books to five scribes (4 Ezra 14:38–44)
King Manasseh prays in his chains (Prayer of Manasses 10)

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A Reading Record

Every chapter of every book, with a box to check as you read. Print it and keep it with your book.

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A Family Record

Pages for the births, marriages and deaths of your family, to print and fill in by hand.

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