Course Dates
March 11, 2025 @ 6:00pm EST
March 13, 2025 @ 6:00pm EST
March 18, 2025 @ 6:00pm EST
March 20, 2025 @ 6:00pm EST
Live online course and content access via Canvas will be provided on date list above.
Lesson 3: History of the Lost Ethiopic Biblical Texts
Lesson 4: The Garima Gospels
Lesson 5: The Book of Enoch
Lesson 6: The Book of Jubilees
Objectives:
Analyze the history and significance of the Ethiopic biblical canon.
Examine the exclusion of African texts from the Western biblical canon.
Explore the Garima Gospels and discuss issues of translation.
Study the Books of Enoch and Jubilees in their historical and theological context.
Key Questions:
What is the history of the Ethiopic biblical canon?
What is the significance of the Garima Gospels to biblical text?
How does inclusion of the Book of Enoch and Book of Jubilees into the canonical readings reshape Christian theological thought?
Why were texts from the Ethiopic biblical canon excluded from the Protestant biblical canon?
Module 2: The Ethiopic Biblical Canon- the Exclusions. This 4 lesson module will provide an introductory level dive into understanding the bible through the Africana perspective. The lessons in this module will provide key insights into the fundamentals of history the Garima Gospels, as well as engaging of the lost canons in scripture the Book of Enoch & Jubilees to expand the scope of those interested in learning the bible from a wholistic approach.