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Irenaeus and Peshitta?
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In the past few weeks I started to read a little about Irenaeus and then I found an interesting note in the preface of this book:

Sancti Irenaei episcopi Lugdunensis Libros quinque adversus haereses (Volume 1 Volume 2)

Quote:A point of some interest will be found of frequent recurrence in the notes; which is, the repeated instances that Scriptural quotations afford, of having being made by one who was as familiar with some Syriac version of the New Testament, as with the Greek originals. Strange variae lectiones occur, wich can only be explained by referring to the Syriac version. It will not be forgotten that S. Irenaeus resided in early life at Smyrna; and it is by no means improbable that he may have been of Syrian extraction, and instructed from his earliest infancy in some Syriac version of Scripture. (editor's preface pag. v)

I know just a little bit of Aramaic, and nothing of Greek, and now I'm wondering if it can be shown that this syriac version is really the Peshitta.

Shlama
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Irenaeus and Peshitta? - by Phil - 12-31-2009, 02:08 PM
Re: Irenaeus and Peshitta? - by distazo - 01-01-2010, 02:51 PM
Re: Irenaeus and Peshitta? - by Stephen Silver - 01-01-2010, 06:50 PM
Re: Irenaeus and Peshitta? - by Phil - 01-02-2010, 06:23 PM
Re: Irenaeus and Peshitta? - by judge - 01-03-2010, 12:21 PM

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