Beyond the standard 39 books found in Protestant Bibles, the Ethiopian Old Testament includes the Catholic Deuterocanon (such as Tobit and Judith ) and several books unique to this tradition:
A vital apocalyptic text describing the Watchers and Nephilim. Ethiopia is the only nation that preserved this book in its entirety.
The 88-book count arises when several unique historical, liturgical, and ethical texts are counted as individual volumes rather than being grouped together. This collection is broadly divided into two sections: The Old Testament (46–53 Books)
A historical account of the Jewish people. The New Testament (35 Books)
Four individual books ( Ser'ata Seyon , Te'ezaz , Gessew , and Abtelis ) that detail ecclesiastical canons and decrees.
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Bible is frequently cited as the world’s oldest and most complete collection of Christian scripture. While modern Protestant Bibles contain 66 books and Catholic Bibles have 73, the Ethiopian canon typically consists of 81 books, though expanded versions—often referred to as the "broader canon"—can include up to . The Structure of the 88-Book Canon
Expands on the life of the prophet Jeremiah.