The program, named ‘Orit Guardians’ after the Ethiopian Bible, will hopefully be expanded to include BA and PhD studies as well. (Photo courtesy, Tel Aviv University)The Program is supported by an Academic Committee headed by Dr. Diana Lipton and consisting of TAU faculty members from three departments: Biblical Studies, Semitic Linguistics and Literature. Prof. Rom-Shiloni says, “The volumes of the Hebrew Bible, found in every Israeli household, are all almost absolutely identical, down to the letter. This text, known as the Masoretic Text, was consolidated in Tiberias between the 6th and 10th centuries AD. Unlike researchers who do not belong to Beta Israel, these students speak Amharic, and have access to the elderly Kesim.

Source: Ethiopian News October 20, 2020 13:07 UTC