Research Catalog

Title

The character of the Syriac version of the first book of Samuel / by Craig E. Morrison.

Author

Morrison, Craig E., 1958-

Publication

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2001.

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Details

Description

xvi, 173 pages; 25 cm.

Series Statement

Monographs of the Peshiṭta Institute, Leiden, 0169-9008 ; v. 11

Uniform Title

Monographs of the Peshiṭta Institute, Leiden ; v. 11.

Subject

• Bible. > Versions > Peshitta
• Bible. > Versions
• Bible. > Versions syriaques
• Bibel
• Syrisch

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [160]-165) and index.

Contents

Ch. 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Status Quaestionis -- 1.2. Research into the Syriac Version of 1 Samuel -- 1.3. Procedure -- Ch. 2. Characteristics of the Syriac Version -- 2.1. The Syriac Version is more Explicit than the Hebrew Text -- 2.2. Nonliteral Translations in the Syriac Version -- 2.3. The Relationship of the Syriac Version to the Hebrew Text -- 2.4. Omissions, Translation and Transmission Errors, and Other Characteristics of the Syriac Version -- Ch. 3. The Relationship between the Syriac Version and Other Biblical Versions -- 3.1. The Relationship between the Syriac Version and the LXX -- 3.2. The Relationship between the Syriac Version and Targum Jonathan -- 3.3. Readings where the Syriac Version = 4QSam[superscript a] or 4QSam[superscript b] -- Ch. 4. Implications and Conclusions -- 4.1. The Character of the Syriac Version of 1 Samuel -- 4.2. The Relationship between the Syriac Version and the LXX -- 4.3. The Relationship between the Syriac Version and Targum Jonathan -- 4.4. The Syriac Version and Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible -- App. A. Nonexclusive Agreements -- App. B. Syriac Readings that Appear in the Secondary Witnesses to the LXX -- App. C. Was the Translator of the Syriac Version of 1 Samuel Jewish or Christian?

ISBN

• 9004119841
• 9789004119840

LCCN

00069770

OCLC

• ocm45637105
• 45637105
• SCSB-1214802

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library