Medieval Betä Ǝsra’el (Ethiopian Jewish) Monasticism

Shedding Light on Medieval Betä Ǝsra’el (Ethiopian Jewish) Monasticism: An Examination of Sources and Suggestions for Future Study This is the first of a series of posts going back to a paper presented at the International Medieval Congress 2017. Introduction One of the most intriguing aspects of Betä Ǝsra’el (Ethiopian Jewish) history and religious life is this community's monastic movement. Betä Ǝsra’el monasticism is the only type of Jewish or Judaic monasticism known to have existed in m..