“The beginning of wisdom is the fear of God”. That is what we usually find when we flip our bibles to Proverbs 9:10. The same statement rendered in Ge’ez from a Greek translation of a Hebrew original, ቀዳሚሃ ለጥበብ ፈሪሃ እግዚአብሔር (qedameeha leTibeb fereeha igzeeabihér), was plastered on many a school front in Ethiopia during the time of the absolute monarchy; which of course was of an afroasiatic christian flavor.
Awe of YHWH
Awe of YHWH
Awe of YHWH
“The beginning of wisdom is the fear of God”. That is what we usually find when we flip our bibles to Proverbs 9:10. The same statement rendered in Ge’ez from a Greek translation of a Hebrew original, ቀዳሚሃ ለጥበብ ፈሪሃ እግዚአብሔር (qedameeha leTibeb fereeha igzeeabihér), was plastered on many a school front in Ethiopia during the time of the absolute monarchy; which of course was of an afroasiatic christian flavor.