The Syriac Peshiṭta Bible with English translation
Subtitle: John
By: English translation by Jeff W. Childers, James Prather ; text prepared by George A. Kiraz
Series: Surath Kthobh; Bible; Bible
Publisher: Gorgias Press; Gorgias Pr Llc
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Piscataway, NJ
Language: eng; syc
Number of pages: 151
ISBN-13: 9781463204129
Subjects: Bible; Translations into English; New Testament; Versions; Peshiṭta
Other titles: John; Antioch Bible; Bible. John. Syriac. Peshitta (Kiraz). 2014.; Bible. John. English. Childers and Prather. 2014.
Description: "This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshitta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars. Childers has translated the Peshitta of John, while Kiraz has prepared the Syriac text in the west Syriac script, fully vocalized and pointed. The translation and the Syriac text are presented on facing pages so that both can be studied together. The Gospel of John is one of the most enigmatic Gospels, yet it was also one of the most popular. Read widely in the ancient Church, the distinctive text of John supplied both orthodox and non-orthodox readers with some of the most memorable characters, stories, and teachings of Jesus. It has also featured prominently in theories of an original Aramaic Gospel. The Peshitta John is not an independent translation from the Greek, but represents a process of revision of earlier Syriac versions (the Diatessaron and the Old Syriac), culminating in the early fifth century, after which the Peshitta became the standard form of the Gospel text for all the Syriac Churches. To produce the Peshitta, the ancient editor/s revised the text to bring it more in line with the Greek text, though traces of the earlier versions remain. Childers furnishes an Introduction giving background information about the Syriac text, and explains his translation technique. Examples of noteworthy and difficult readings are discussed."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages xxx-xxxii)

Title pages and text in English and Syriac.
Table of contents: title: Foreword to the edition / by George A. Kiraz; title: Translators' acknowledgements; title: Introduction to the translation / by Jeff Childers and James Prather; title: The gospel of John; title: The Peshiṭta; title: Aramaic primacy; title: The significance of the Peshiṭta text of John; title: Translating the Peshiṭta; title: Translation policy; title: Bibliography; title: Noteworthy readings; title: Text and translation.