The Bible in the Syriac Tradition (English Version): 7 (Gorgias Handbooks) - Softcover

Brock, Sebastian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593333005 ISBN 13: 9781593333003

Verlag: Gorgias Press, 2006

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Reseña del editor

This is a basic introduction to the various Syriac translations of the Bible and the ways in which they were used in the Syriac tradition. Originally written for an MA Course in Syriac Studies at the St Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute (SEERI), in Kottayam, India, this new edition has been brought up to date and the bibliography expanded.The first chapter, besides giving an initial overview of the Syriac Bible, also explores how the Bible comes down to us, and problems of biblical translation in general.Chaper 2 gives an outline of the various different Syriac translations that have survived, while Chapter 3 looks at how the books of the Syriac Bible have reached us: in biblical manuscripts, lectionaires, printed editions, and translations.The remaining chapters are devoted to the reception history of the Syriac Bible: the ways in which it has been interpreted, the commentary tradition, its use in preaching, in liturgy, and in spirituality. An appendix offers some comparative samples (in translation) to illustrate some of the differences between the different Syriac translations.Finally, a classified bibliography provides convenient guidance to the most important editions, tools, and secondary literature.

Biografía del autor

Sebastian Brock was born in 1938 and studied Classics (Greek and Latin) and Oriental Studies (Hebrew and Aramaic) at Cambridge University before doing a DPhil. at Oxford University on the text of the Septuagint. He has taught at the Universities of Birmingham, Cambridge, and (from 1974 until his retirement in 2003) Oxford, where he was Reader in Syriac Studies. He has published extensively in the field of Syriac and has edited a number of new texts.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Gorgias Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1593333005
• ISBN 13: 9781593333003
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 188