09-09-2003, 10:52 AM
>This is a fair question to ask, as one can see that the number of verses in each of the 4 books are the same,
Almost, but not quite. If you look at Yochanan (John) closely, you'll notice that the Peshitta lacks the account of the woman caught in adultery. I read in the footnotes of a translation from the Greek, that they considered the "adulterous woman" to be a factual story involving Y'shua, but that it was a later addition not included by Yochanan himself. If that is the case, it would explain why the Peshitta lacks it.
Shlama, Craig
Almost, but not quite. If you look at Yochanan (John) closely, you'll notice that the Peshitta lacks the account of the woman caught in adultery. I read in the footnotes of a translation from the Greek, that they considered the "adulterous woman" to be a factual story involving Y'shua, but that it was a later addition not included by Yochanan himself. If that is the case, it would explain why the Peshitta lacks it.
Shlama, Craig