The Ascension of Isaiah - Το Αναβατικον Ησαιου

The sole deuterocanonical "Old Testament" text in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church manuscript tradition.

Deuterocanonical Versions

Version Modern or critical edition Selected manuscript/s

Ethiopic Ascension of Isaiah
- in Ge'ez
Not included in the Beta Israel canons.
ዐርገተ ፡ ኢሳይያስ ።܂
ዐይን: Robert Henry Charles
BL Or 501 [img: 125]; BL Or 503 [img: 117];
EMML 1768 [img: 109]

Non-Canonical Versions

Version Modern or critical edition Selected manuscript/s

Greek Ascension of Isaiah (fragmentary)
- in Greek
Τὸ Αναβατικὸν Ἡσαΐου
Only fragments are extant. The Greek text is shown parallel to the Ge'ez.
πηγή: Robert Henry Charles
BN Grec 1534 ff. 245-261;
Amherst Papyri: 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.4;
full transcription (p. 20 of doc); lower-quality images (p. 69 of doc)

Latin Ascension of Isaiah (fragmentary)
- in Latin
ascensio isaiae
Only fragments are extant. The Latin text is shown parallel to the Ge'ez.
fons: Robert Henry Charles
Palimpsest Vatican Lat.5750: images [p: 191-192; 205-206], transcription;
Antonio de Fantis edition from a now-lost manuscript (Venice, 1522)

Significantly related biblical texts:

Isaiah



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