Lamsa's Translation of the Peshitta

PointyHaired Calvinist · #1 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 08:17 PM

I found a copy of George Lamsa's Peshitta dirt-cheap at a used bookstore this week. I know he had some unorthodox views, but does anyone here know if he did a decent job translating the Aramaic Bible? (Not counting changing Christ's "why hast thou forsaken me" to "for this I was spared!") Any resources would be helpful.

VilnaGaon · #2 (**permalink**) 10-14-2009, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by PointyHaired Calvinist

I found a copy of George Lamsa's Peshitta dirt-cheap at a used bookstore this week. I know he had some unorthodox views, but does anyone here know if he did a decent job translating the Aramaic Bible? (Not counting changing Christ's "why hast thou forsaken me" to "for this I was spared!") Any resources would be helpful.

Anyone??

Jerusalem Blade · #3 (**permalink**) 10-17-2009, 10:42 AM

Johnathan,

Here is a wiki link with other links:

George_Lamsa

You could google it and find more in-depth reviews. I keep it to compare the Peshitta (which, apparently, he didn't translate that well) with other versions.