The Antioch Bible: The Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation (English and Syriac Edition)

362 Pages·2012·7.059 MB·English, Syriac

by  Donald Walter;Gillian Greenberg;Joseph Bali;George Kiraz, Donald Walter & Gillian Greenberg (editor)

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THE ANTIOCH BIBLE
The Syriac Peshiṭta Bible
with English Translation
The Twelve Prophets
Ṣurath Kthobh
Editors
George A. Kiraz
Andreas Juckel
The Syriac Peshiṭta Bible
with English Translation
The Twelve Prophets
English Translation by
Donald M. Walter
Gillian Greenberg
English Translation by Text Prepared by
Donald M. Walter George A. Kiraz
Text Prepared by
Gillian Greenberg Joseph Bali
George A. Kiraz
Joseph Bali
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Colleague and outstanding Dean
Thomas Richard Ross

Donald M. Walter

Inspiring scholar, generous teacher, and kind friend
Anthony Gelston

Gillian Greenberg

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents .................................................................................... v
Foreword to the Edition ....................................................................... vii
By George A. Kiraz
Making of the Text ................................................................................... vii
Orthographic Diversions from Leiden and Mosul .............................. ix
Orthographic Diversions from Mosul ................................................... ix
Text Organization ....................................................................................... x
Acknowledgements .................................................................................... xi
Abbreviations.......................................................................................... xii
Introduction to the Translation .......................................................... xiii
By Donald M. Walter and Gillian Greenberg
The Peshiṭta .............................................................................................. xiii
The Book of the Twelve Prophets ....................................................... xiii
Translation Policy .................................................................................... xiv
Notes .......................................................................................................... xiv
Translation Technique ............................................................................. xv
Addenda ..................................................................................................... xix
Addendum 1: Mistranslation .................................................................. xix
Addendum 2: Inner-Syriac Corruption ............................................ xxxix
Addendum 3: Hebrew Meaning Obscure ............................................. xli
Appendix 1: Versification .................................................................. xlvii
Appendix 2: Variant Readings ........................................................... xlix
Appendix 3: Names ................................................................................ lv
Common Syriac Proper Names ............................................................... lv
Replacement ................................................................................................ lv
Initial Positions .......................................................................................... lvi
Medial Positions ........................................................................................ lvi
Endings ...................................................................................................... lvii
Sibilants (Initial, Medial, Final) ............................................................. lviii
Translation ............................................................................................... lviii
Bibliography ............................................................................................ lix
Lexica and Dictionaries ............................................................................ lix
Reference .................................................................................................... lix
Reference Commentaries on The Twelve ............................................ lix
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VI Table of Contents
General Interest .......................................................................................... lx
Text and Translation ............................................................................... 1