A Comparative Edition of the Syriac Gospels (4 Vols): Aligning the Sinaiticus, Curetonianus, Peshiṭta and Ḥarklean Versions

by George Kiraz

The three surviving versions of the Gospels in Syriac are of considerable importance both for Biblical and for Semitic Studies. The Old Syriac, preserved in two manuscripts, is one of the earliest translations of the Greek Gospels; the Peshiṭta remains to this day the official Bible of the Syriac Churches, while the ḥarklean is a masterpiece of mirror-translation.
This new edition conveniently provides for the first time the text of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004104194
• ISBN13: 9789004104198
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 5 Pages
• Weight: 6.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 4.4" x 6.4" x 9.5"