Anyone heard of this?

I'm teaching our adult Sunday school class, and I have this one older lady who absolutely dominates the conversations (on anything and everything!). Usually, I can redirect and correct her without being harsh, especially since she's 82 years old.

Last Sunday, however, I heard something new to me: She said that all the original New Testament documents were originally written in Aramaic, and therefore the Greek MSS couldn't be trusted. She then said that her AET (Lamsa) Bible was far more accurate than my ESV, or any other "Greek" Bibles. I had honestly never heard anything so profoundly stupid in my life! I had to stop the class in mid-topic, and discuss manuscript evidence and textual criticism, just to assure the class that they can trust their KJV, NKJV, NIV, ect.

Has anyone heard much about this (older) translation? I believe it's a translation of the Syriac Peshitta. Also, has anyone heard of this "Aramaic primacy" position?

__________________
Jacob Mearse
Racine Christian Reformed Church
Student, Reformed Theological Seminary (Virtual)
Lieutenant, U.S. Navy
Husband to April; Daddy to Wesley, Cyrus, and FaithMarie.