{"product_id":"reading-the-ethiopian-bible-radically-larry-d-george-9798246703243","title":"Reading the Ethiopian Bible Radically: Mythic Scripture, Monastic Consciousness, and Sacred Imagination","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if the Bible was never meant to be small?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, Ethiopian Christianity has preserved one of the world's most expansive biblical canons and one of its most enduring monastic traditions. While much of Western Christianity narrowed Scripture to what could be explained, systematized, or defended, Ethiopian monks safeguarded a way of reading the Bible that remained mythic, cosmic, embodied, and spiritually demanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading the Ethiopian Bible Radically invites readers into this largely overlooked world of sacred imagination, where angels remain real, Scripture shapes consciousness, salvation unfolds through transformation, and holiness is formed through endurance rather than efficiency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the Ethiopian biblical canon, the Book of Enoch, monastic theology, liturgical practice, and African Christian continuity, this book explores how Ethiopian monks read Scripture not as information to be mastered, but as a world to be entered. Myth is not dismissed as falsehood, but honored as sacred language capable of carrying truths modern theology often struggles to name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume examines: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ethiopian biblical canon as a theological achievement rather than an anomaly\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMythic consciousness as a legitimate hermeneutical framework\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAngels, cosmic order, and moral seriousness in Scripture\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonastic discipline as embodied interpretation\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristology, Marian theology, and salvation as lived transformation\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a contemplative yet scholarly voice, Reading the Ethiopian Bible Radically challenges modern readers to reconsider what has been lost in the pursuit of clarity without depth, relevance without reverence, and theology without formation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for scholars, preachers, spiritual seekers, and readers who suspect that the Bible once carried more sky than we now allow-and who are willing to listen again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry D. George\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798246703243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Larry D. George","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097250504959,"sku":"9798246703243","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reading-the-ethiopian-bible-radically-larry-d-george-9798246703243","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}