The Syriac Language of the Peshitta and Old Syriac Versions of Matthew: Syntactic Structure, Inner-Syriac Developments and Translation Technique

by Jan Joosten

The aim of the present work is to make a contribution to the understanding of the inner workings of the Syriac language through a study of one important corpus written in that language.
The book contains four chapters on aspects of Syriac syntax. In addition, a chapter on inner-Syriac developments -- traceable owing to the fact that the Gospel of Matthew was translated several times and at different dates -- and a chapter on the process of translation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004100369
• ISBN13: 9789004100367
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.8"