Western traditions heavily debated and locked their canons during early church councils and the Reformation, excluding books deemed "Apocrypha" or pseudepigrapha. In contrast, the Ethiopian Church maintained a fluid and inclusive approach. If a text was spiritually edifying, historically significant, and aligned with Orthodox theology, it was preserved as Scripture. The Canon Structures: 81 vs. 88 Books
Commercial English translations often reach the 88-book count by including the 66 traditional books plus 22 additional apocryphal and liturgical writings. Key Books Unique to the Ethiopian Bible
