The biblical canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, recognized as the largest and most expansive Christian canon still in use. It contains 81–88 books, including all 66 Western books plus additional ancient Jewish and early Christian writings preserved uniquely in Ethiopia. These include 1 EnochA pre‑Flood patriarch and one of the most significant figures in early biblical and extra‑biblical literature. In Scripture, Enoch is known for walking with God and being taken without seeing death (Genesis 5). But in theological studies — especially those involving the underworld architecture and the Watchers — “Enoch” refers primarily to the writings attributed to him in the Ethiopian... More, Jubilees, Meqabyan (distinct from Maccabees), Shepherd of Hermas, Didascalia, and other early texts.
The canon is rooted in Ge’ez manuscripts, many of which are among the oldest surviving Christian scriptures (e.g., the Garima Gospels). It reflects a tradition that maintained books lost or removed in Western canon formation, offering a broader window into early Jewish, apocalyptic, and early church literature