Fetha Negest — Judgment of the Kings — CHAPTER 2 — THE QODESH BOOKS RECEIVED BY THE ASSEMBLY

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The received books shall be known and distinguished, so that false writings are not introduced merely because they bear a revered name.

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The Ethiopian tradition counts eighty-one books, but counting may differ when writings are grouped or divided. Numbering shall not erase an independently received Sefer.

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Torah, Nevi’im, Ketuvim/Wisdom, Besorah, apostolic writings, and received canonical books shall be read according to their own literary and juridical character.

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Where several tongues preserve the same instruction, the witnesses shall be compared. A later translation shall not automatically overrule an older Semitic or eastern witness.

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The interpreter shall distinguish the text itself from commentary, customary application, and later doctrinal explanation.

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