After nearly 2,000 years, artificial intelligence has scanned the Ethiopian Bible—and what it uncovered has sent shockwaves through the academic world

After nearly 2,000 years, artificial intelligence has scanned the Ethiopian Bible—and what it uncovered has sent shockwaves through the academic world. Ink, angels and hard graft: the artists keeping Ethiopia's ancient illuminated manuscript craft alive | Global development | The Guardian

What began as routine pattern recognition escalated rapidly when AI flagged post-resurrection passages attributed to Jesus, texts long overlooked or excluded by Western biblical canons. Scholars now respond cautiously, reframing interpretations as debates intensify.

Ink, angels and hard graft: the artists keeping Ethiopia's ancient illuminated manuscript craft alive | Global development | The Guardian

The discovery leaves a haunting question suspended in history: were these words hidden in plain sight all along, not because they were unknown—but because their meaning was too disruptive to be fully translated, accepted, or remembered?