The Mäshafä Mäṣḥaf (Book of the Mystery)
- Date of account
- Medieval Ethiopian theological text transmitted before 1800
- Location
- Ethiopian Orthodox manuscript tradition
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
The Mäshafä Mäṣḥaf, or Book of the Mystery, belongs to Ethiopian Christian theological and exegetical literature associated with revealed doctrine, biblical interpretation, and angelic or cosmological ordering. It may help researchers compare how intermediary beings were handled in learned Ethiopian Christianity rather than in visionary folklore alone. The title is applied inconsistently in catalogues and secondary literature, and different works can be confused under translations such as “Book of Mystery.” Establishing the Ge'ez title, incipit, manuscript number, and edition is essential before using it as evidence.
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