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The Book of Mystery by Abba Hiruie Ermias
Abba Giyorgis was a prolific Ethiopian author who lived from 1364-1425 AD. He is also a famous local saint canonized by the Ethiopian Orthodox Täwahǝdo Church. The anniversary of his death is celebrated on July 14 in all monasteries and parishes of the Church, as many other canonical saints. It is celebrated in a particularly colorful way at Gaśǝčča Monastery, which he himself founded during his lifetime.
Mäṣḥafä Mǝśṭir (The Book of Mystery) is one of his compositions, perhaps even the most extensive. Within its pages, he discusses several complex dogmatic queries to refute various heretical doctrines and demonstrate the true Christian faith. The heretics he addressed in the text lived between the third and fifth centuries AD. The only local heretic he mentions is his contemporary Bitu, who tried to distort the eschatological teachings of the Church.
His textual evidence and quotations predominantly stem from the Old and New Testament scriptures but are not limited to them. He also incorporates numerous quotations and textual evidence from various patristic literatures, liturgical and canonical, hagiographical and hymnic books, and even from the New Testament inscriptions that have not yet been included in the printed New Testament of the Church, such as Didache and Clement. The breadth and depth of his sources demonstrates yet again his profound expertise in the biblical tradition.
ቀዩ ባሕር ፣ ኀዘንተኛው ባሕር by Hewan Semon
This is the Amharic translation of Haggai Erlich’s The Red Sea: The Sad Sea book, an easy-to-read book outlining the history of the Red Sea region. The book covers the following topics: the history of coffee, the Mamluks and Egypt’s historical place in Red Sea politics, the Portuguese and the Ottomans, internal Ethiopian Christian-Islam wars of the 16th century, the scramble for Africa and Egypt’s expansionist ambitions before colonialism, Wahhabi-sm and the question of Ethiopia in Islamic discourse, Israel’s history in the Red Sea, Palestine, the various wars started or instigated by Nasser, Communism and the Cold War, as well as the Eritrean question. Some key figures that are touched upon include: Napoleon, Ben-Gurion, Nasser, Haile Selassie, Ras Alula, Yohannes, Tewodros and Menelik.
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