To Ethiopian believers, those extra books aren’t fringe.
They’re missing context.
The Missing 40 Days: Not a Goodbye Tour… A Training Camp
In the Western Bible, the forty days after the Resurrection are mentioned but not deeply explored.
A few appearances. A few scenes. Then the Ascension.
But Ethiopian tradition treats those forty days like the heart of the story — a period of consecration, instruction, and transformation.
In the narrative you gave, Jesus isn’t simply comforting.
He’s showing architecture.
He’s explaining “seven heavens,” different realms, different vibrational purposes — almost like a cosmology diagram.
And here’s the line that makes modern readers’ eyes widen:
The suggestion that his mission may not have been limited to Earth.
To some readers, that sounds like science fiction.
To others, it sounds like ancient mystics groping toward a multiverse concept using the language they had.
One academic voice could easily frame it cautiously:
“These texts reflect how early Christians imagined cosmic meaning. Whether literal or symbolic, they show a Christianity that once carried a much larger universe.”
Mary Magdalene: The Most Dangerous Character in the Story
Then the spotlight shifts to someone Western tradition often downplays: Mary Magdalene.
In the Ethiopian-style account, she isn’t a footnote.
She’s essential.
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