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Richard Brett and Ethiopic
There are claims on the internet that Richard Brett (one of the KJV translators) had some knowledge of Ethiopic. Oxford University provided the following biography (link to source) in Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714. Brett, Richard gent., born in London. Hart Hall, matric. 8 Feb., 1582-3, aged 15; fellow of Lincoln Coll., B.A. 12 Oct., 1586, M.A. 9…
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The Ge'ez (Ethiopic) Witness to the Text of Revelation 16:5
Statement of the Issue In the last decade, the Ethiopic has sometimes been brought out as an alleged versional witness to Beza’s amended reading of Revelation 16:5. Instead of “εἶ ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν καὶ ὁ ὅσιος,” in 1582 Beza argued that the text should be “εἶ ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν καὶ ὁ ἐσόμενος.” …
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Miscellaneous notes about the 1549 Ethiopic
Orientalism, Aramaic and Kabbalah in the Catholic Reformation: The First Printing of the Syriac New Testament is a 2007 Brill book by Robert Wilkinson. Pages 68-70 provide some insight into the background of the printing of the 1548-9 Ethiopic (Ge’ez) Bible. Evidently, the printing was based on a single manuscript that had recently arrived in…