Jewish Autonomy in Conflict with Christians in Northern Ethiopia

Bar Kribus is an archaeologist at Tel Aviv University, specializing in Ethiopian archaeology and history, with a focus on the archaeology and history of the Betä Ǝsraʾel (Ethiopian Jews).

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsForewordIntroductionChapter 1. An Israelite Kingdom in Ethiopia: Legends of a Glorious PastChapter 2. ʿAmdä Ṣǝyon and Early Solomonic ExpansionChapter 3. Ethiopian Orthodox Ecclesiastical Activity in the Lake Ṭana Region and Conflict with its JewsChapter 4. The Great War with Emperor Yəsḥaq and its AftermathChapter 5. Betä Ǝsraʾel Sovereignty and Society in the Aftermath of Aṣe Yəsḥaq’s CampaignChapter 6. The Ten Lost Tribes Discovered: Early Encounters with the Jewish WorldChapter 7. The Fate of Ethiopia Determined in the Sǝmen: The Islamic Conquest, the Christian Reconquest, and the Sǝmen Betä ƎsraʾelChapter 8. A Solomonic Capital Neighbouring the Autonomous Betä ƎsraʾelChapter 9. Masada in the Sǝmen: The Wars with Śärṣä DǝngǝlChapter 10. The Gideonite Dynasty and the Solomonic ThroneChapter 11. A Last Stand at Sägännät: Susǝnyos and the Final Defeat of the Betä ƎsraʾelChapter 12. A New Era: The Gondärine PeriodEpilogue and Prospects of Future ResearchReference ListIndex