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Syriac Version Of The Old Testament

[Paperback]

by M.P. Weitzman

    • Author

      M.P. Weitzman

    • Book Format

      paperback

    • Publisher

      Cambridge University Press

    • Published

      July 2005

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      Syriac Version Of The Old Testament

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      While the Syriac version of the Old Testament, known as the Peshitta, was translated from a Hebrew text, it was, surprisingly, preserved by the eastern churches alone. In his book, M. W. Weitzman argues that the translation was put together in around 200 CE by a small Jewish community estranged from the Rabbinic majority. This community eventually embraced Christianity and brought the Peshitta with them.

      This remarkable theory is the prelude to a comprehensive analysis of the Peshitta itself, which covers all the books in the Bible, surveys the existing scholarship and explores the relationship between the translation and the original Hebrew text. Apart from the philological detail, the book also examines the translation’s historical links with Judaism and early Christianity. As a wide-ranging introduction to the subject, the book will appeal to philologists and historical linguists, as well as to biblical studies scholars and theologians.

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      • Author

        M.P. Weitzman

      • Book Format

        paperback

      • Publisher

        Cambridge University Press

      • Published

        July 2005

      • Weight

        600g

      • Page Count

        376

      • Dimensions

        170 x 245 x 20 mm

      • ISBN

        9780521017466

      • ISBN-10

        0521017467

      • Eden Code

        1007396

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      • Author/Creator: M.P. Weitzman

      • ISBN: 9780521017466

      • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

      • Release Date: July 2005

      • Weight: 600g

      • Dimensions: 170 x 245 x 20 mm

      • Eden Code: 1007396


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