The Ethiopian and Nubian Church (330-1438 AD)
Latest release: August 1, 2023
Saints & Sainthood · North · Bibles
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12
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About this ebook series
The church in sub-Saharan Africa is ancient, noted as early as the first century with Simon Bacchus, eunuch of Queen Candace of Nubia receiving baptism in Jerusalem at the hand of Philip the Apostle. The distinctive type of Christianity that developed in Nubia and Ethiopia stands apart from other apostolic churches, as their are various traditions which only survive here and are commonly fused with native Jewish traditions. Many writings that were otherwise lost to the West have been found to be preserved in the libraries of Ethiopian churches, and grant us a valuable understanding of the dealings of the early church outside of the Roman Empire.
