Language and Textual History of the Syriac Bible (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781611438918)

The Syriac Bible is a fascinating field to which too little research has been devoted. In the present volume, Jan Joosten gathers a number of pilot studies, published in various journals and collective volumes, shedding light on the Syriac Old Testament, New Testament, and the relation between them. A number of studies advance the claim that the Old Syriac and Peshitta gospels preserve echoes of an Aramaic gospel tradition that gives independent access to the earliest, oral traditions on the life and teaching of Jesus.

Author: Jan Joosten
ISBN-10: 1611438918
ISBN-13: 9781611438918
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2013
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.43lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d