Beta Israel Homily on Abraham and Sarah in Egypt
- in Ge'ez
(no printed edition appears to exist)
Faitlovitch 9 (p: 62);
Faitlovitch 10 (p: 63);
Faitlovitch 12 (p: 38);
Faitlovitch 13 (p: 53)
A text identified as part of the Beta Israel Secondary Canon by Dr. Steven Kaplan.
First written in Syriac, then translated to Arabic and Ge'ez. Anonymous, but attributed to Mâr Ephrem.
| Version | Modern or critical edition | Selected manuscript/s |
|---|---|---|
Beta Israel Homily on Abraham and Sarah in Egypt - in Ge'ez | ድርስን ፡ ዘይቤ ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ ኤፍሬም ፡ በእንተ ፡ አብርሃም ፡ አበ ፡ አበው ፡ … ወበእንተ ፡ ሰራ ፡ … በአቶሙ ፡ ምደረ ፡ ግብጽ ። (no printed edition appears to exist) |
Cambridge Or. 1878; Faitlovitch 9 (p: 62); Faitlovitch 10 (p: 63); Faitlovitch 12 (p: 38); Faitlovitch 13 (p: 53) |
| Version | Modern or critical edition | Selected manuscript/s |
|---|---|---|
 Christian Ethiopic Homily on Abraham and Sarah in Egypt - in Ge'ez | ድርስን ፡ ዘይቤ ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ ማር ፡ ኤፍሬም ፡ በእንተ ፡ አብርሃም ፡ አበ ፡ አበው ፡ … ወበእንተ ፡ ሰራ ፡ … በአቶሙ ፡ ምደረ ፡ ግብጽ ። ("snippet view" only. A. Caquot: "Une homélie éthiopienne attribuée à Saint Mar Éphrem sur le séjour d’Abraham et Sara in Égypte") |
EAP286/1/1/406 = EMML 1496; Gunda Gunde 16 (img: 11) |
 Syriac Homily on Abraham and Sarah in Egypt: - in Syriac Aramaic Note: although this work has the same subject matter and attribution (to Mar Ephrem) as the Ge'ez versions, I have not confirmed how closely related the Ge'ez and Syriac texts are. | ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܪܐ ܘܐܒܪܗܡ ܒܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܒܘܥܐ: ארמיטה, S. P. Brock and S. Hopkins | MS Oxford, Bodley Or. 19 (not digitised) |
The Book of Genesis.
The Testaments of the Three Patriarchs and the Homily on Abraham and Sarah
(often joined together as a single work):