#1 — The Biblical Kingdom of Ethiopia and Beta Israel | Tsegaw Belayneh

Tsegaw is an Ethiopian-born university student at Queen's University in Canada. We discuss Ethiopian history, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, the Solomonic dynasty, the Beta Israel community, Ethiopian resistance to colonization, and Tsegaw’s experience returning to Ethiopia.Thank you for listening ❤️ See below for timestamps, social links, contact Tyler, etc.OUTLINE(00:00) - Trailer(00:36) - Introduction(02:38) - Why do Christians care about Ethiopia?(07:45) - Christian denominations in Ethiopia(15:37) - Is Christianity a white man’s religion?(20:31) - The History of Ethiopia(23:04) - The Kebra Nagast, King Solomon, Queen of Sheba, The Ark of the Convenant(29:46) - Why does Solomon’s Dynasty matter?(36:42) - Religious obligations to protect land(44:59) - When did Ethiopia’s Monarchy become Orthodox Christians?(48:44) - Haile Selassie & Rastafarianism(56:28) - Beta Israel(1:02:26) - Exodus Story Parallels, The Religion vs Race Dilemma(1:09:31) - Tsegaw’s return to Ethiopia(1:18:54) - Canada vs. Ethiopia cultural differences(1:31:05) - The future of EthiopiaPODCAST LINKSPodcast Website: https://tylerkwan.substack.com/podcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3uyCO1eC3H1Nythg6QqsY4Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tyler-kwan-podcast/id1885164051RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/10fb9471c/podcast/rssPodcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWA8_WkFezEwqP-xMiFrT7R63vOhrrsSQSOCIAL LINKSX: https://x.com/tylerkwanInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tylermkwan/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tylermkwanLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylermkwan/Substack: https://tylerkwan.substack.com/Contact Tyler - https://tylerkwan.substack.com/p/contact-me