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The Bible in the Syriac tradition

Title
The Bible in the Syriac tradition / Sebastian P. Brock.
Author
Brock, Sebastian P.
Publication
  • Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, 2020.
  • ©2020

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Description
ix, 200 pages; 23 cm.
Summary
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. This new edition has been brought up to date and the bibliography expanded.
Series Statement
Gorgias handbooks ; volume 52
Uniform Title
Gorgias handbooks ; v. 52.
Subject
  • Bible > Hermeneutics
  • Hermeneutics > Christianity
  • Syriac Christians
  • Christianity > Asia, Central
  • Christianity > Middle East
  • Fathers of the church, Syriac
Note
  • First published by Gorgias Press (Second Revised Edition) in 2006.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-200).
Contents
The Bible in the Syraic Tradition. Chapter I -- Chapter II : The Syriac Bible, a closer look -- Chapter III : How does the Syriac Bible reach us? -- Chapter IV: Biblical interpretation in the Syriac tradition -- Chapter V : Biblical commentaries -- Chapter VI : The Use of the Syriac Bible in Preaching -- Chapter VII : The use of the Syriac Bible in the Liturgy -- Chapter VIII : The Peshitta as the basis for Syriac Spirituality -- The Syriac Bible. The Bible in Syriac -- A bird\u0027s eye view of the Syriac translations of the Bible -- Translations of the Syriac Bible into other languages.
ISBN
  • 1463242336
  • 9781463242336
LCCN
99989510438
OCLC
  • on1237397554
  • 1237397554
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries