Understanding of Rastafari Theology

As understood in the culture, language and Orthodox Church of Christian Ethiopia, and the association of Biblical Messianic titles with the Zewd (crown)

The source and additional verses of His Imperial Majesty’s Testimony on the Holy Bible are here documented and new photographs added along with His Testimony.

The word Divinity, as used and understood by Orthodox Christians, Bible Scholars, teachers, Theologians and even secular audiences.
“I find this scholarly book a landmark in the growth and development of Rastafarian Theology. It represents a new (yet ancient) faculty of interpretation based on the teachings of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I and the Holy Scriptures. It should be carefully and thoughtfully read by those seeking to understand our King and our Faith.” – Mortimo Planno – Patriarch and Ambassador of the Rastafari Movement
“The contents of this book open up the dialogue on Rastafari and Salassie I much more widely than the theological converters will be comfortable with. It should also prove to be useful guide book for Rastafarians seeking to enlarge and define their theological beliefs – Barbara Blake Hannah

“Phillpotts insightfully explains how the distortions came about in the traditional Rastafari beliefs and praises prophet Gad of the Twelve Tribes enlightening him about the historical Jesus Christ and the Bible”- Ian Boyne – The Gleaner
“Your book is also very powerful” – Pastor Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.
“This highly commendable publication is a must in the collection of all serious students of history, more so anyone with an Africentric outlook.” – Basil Walter – The Sunday Observer


“… I have recorded these insights [in these testimonies] and experiences, primarily for posterity; for the future generations of youth drawn by zeal and enthusiasm on discovering their glorious African heritage, history and identity within Ethiopian, (and expressed in Rastafari) culture, having had a balanced and sufficient knowledge of her culture and tradition and its relationship to Biblical truths.”
Song “Magnify the Lord with Me” by Sangie Davis
