: Some digital libraries, like the Digital Public Library of America, may also have access to the Garima Gospels in English.

The pages are made of thick, durable goat skin (parchment).

Critical editions of individual Gospels exist in English, including Zuurmond's editions of Mark and Matthew, and Wechsler's edition of John .

Tradition holds that the manuscripts were created by Abba Garima, a Byzantine royal who arrived in Ethiopia in the 6th century. Legend says he copied the entire Gospel in a single day because God delayed the setting of the sun. While the carbon dating allows for the possibility that the manuscripts are older than the saint himself, the association remains a vital part of Ethiopian religious heritage.

The Garima Gospels: Tracking the Hunt for the Elusive English Translation PDF