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Classical Ethiopic Bible


Niko

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It would be super cool to have a Ge'ez Classical Ethiopic Bible in Accordance.

 

As far as I see it, having Ethiopic bible in Accordance would make the program more complete, as we already have Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac and Coptic resources. Classical Ethiopic is a semitic language. Knowing Ethiopic helps your Hebrew, plus Ethiopic is relevant for your text critical work. But I would read Ethiopic just for Ethiopic itself :) !

 

In my wildest dreams this resource would be tagged and Holmstedt syntax searchable.

 

I don't know much about different versions. I know that Dillmann has edited OT. Harrassowitch Verlag is at the moment offering critical edition of the Gospel of Matthew and Letter to Romans. Peeters has Gospel of John.

 

http://www.harrassowitz-verlag.de/category_348.ahtml

 

August Dillmann's Biblia Veteris Testamenti Aethiopici might be free? as it can be downloaded from archive and google books, some editions use older font which is a bit different from the modern ethiopic font.

 

Ran Cohen has digitalised Dillmann and others and converted the old font to a modern one. Maybe you could work with him?

 

http://www.ranhacohen.info/Biblia.html

 

Here's more info: http://www.ranhacohen.info/Octateuch/Information.html

 

Eventually it would be nice to have a dictionary and grammar in Accordance as well, but having Ge'ez Bible would make a good start. Lambdin's Introduction to Classical Ethiopic is a good introductory grammar organised into lessons. The Ethiopic is typed in latin characters. Wouldn't that make it easier to produce?

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  • 1 year later...

Definitely!! I'd like to have it.

 

Boni

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Same here!

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  • 8 months later...

Thank you for this Ethiopic (Ge’ez) Old Testament (Untagged)! 

 

I bought it and now wait for it to be released within a few days. Accordance truly is the best there is!

 

I'm happy to read there are plans with the THEOT in the future.

 

Thank you!

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We're working on some final checks and edits now, and plan to release within a few days as stated. This release though will not yet include the Psalms (the website will reflect this soon if not already), which will be released within a couple weeks as a free update.

 

Thanks for the interest and feedback.

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This is really great! :)

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Just a sample screenshot for everyone of our Semitic Bibles arranged side-by-side.

 

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When I paste the text into Word from my Accordance Windows the font seems to be be called Ebrima. Can I change it to Abyssinica SIL?

 

 

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Yes, you can change it to any Unicode font that supports these characters. Kefa is suitable as well as Abyssinica.

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But in Accordance? Going to edit > preferences > unicode display, I don't see an option to change the ethiopic font

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You can change the font in Set Text Display for the Ethiopic text, but the font that it pastes as in Word may have to be selected in Word.

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Having not done this changing of font before, I feel a bit stupid. So I should go Display > Set Text Pane Display > Customize Theme?

 

Pressing Customize Theme crashes my Accordance Windows. The result is the same whether the module is ethiopic or some random english translation.

 

I think it might be related to this post

 

http://www.accordancebible.com/forums/topic/17215-user-bible-customize-theme-crash/?hl=%2Bcustomize+%2Btheme

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No, apparently I hadn't. That solved it! I can now change the font. Thank you very much!

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