{"product_id":"the-books-of-meqabyan-collectors-edition-2","title":"The Books of Meqabyan — Collector's Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree books. Ethiopia kept them all.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou've never heard of the Books of Meqabyan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost no one in the Western world has.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey aren't in your Bible. They were never in the Septuagint. They weren't preserved in Greek or Latin. They exist in Ge'ez — the classical liturgical language of Ethiopia — and in the canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, where they have been read as scripture for over a thousand years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree separate books. One name. A world of theology most Western readers have never encountered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collector's edition contains the complete text of all three Books of Meqabyan — translated from Ge'ez — with an introduction by E. Cross.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 Meqabyan\u003c\/strong\u003e tells the story of three martyrs — Seela, Abya, and Fentos — who refuse to bow before the idol-worshipping king Tseerutsaydan. When thrown into the fire, they give their bodies willingly. When their king encounters them afterward in a vision, they do not curse him. They instruct him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 Meqabyan\u003c\/strong\u003e opens with the Moabite king Meqabees destroying Jerusalem — not as a villain, but as an instrument of divine punishment. When confronted by the prophet Re'ay, he repents completely and becomes a figure of radical conversion. The book's second half is a sustained argument for the Resurrection of the dead — one of the most extensive treatments in the entire biblical canon, from any tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3 Meqabyan\u003c\/strong\u003e begins with the Devil himself speaking — in the first person, at length — explaining how he misleads humanity. A prophet answers him. What follows is a meditation on the Fall, Adam, repentance, and the Resurrection that will reverse everything the Devil accomplished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy These Books Matter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Books of Meqabyan are living scripture — read in Ethiopian Orthodox churches every week for over 1,600 years. They reflect a branch of Christianity that developed independently of Rome and Constantinople, preserving texts the Western church never received.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy a Collector's Edition?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese books are not available in any standard Bible. Not taught in seminaries. Not cited in Sunday sermons. This edition puts all three in your hands in a single volume — formatted for reading, not for scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoftcover, lay-flat binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 × 9 trade format\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete text of all three books, unabridged\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction by E. Cross\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e108 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted in the United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you finished the Book of Enoch and wanted more — this is the next step. If you've read Jubilees and wondered what else Ethiopia kept — here it is.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Enoch Codex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51934909399326,"sku":null,"price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6383\/8494\/files\/Meqabyan_Cover_Shop.jpg?v=1780886977","url":"https:\/\/theenochcodex.com\/products\/the-books-of-meqabyan-collectors-edition-2","provider":"The Enoch Codex","version":"1.0","type":"link"}