09-09-2003, 10:08 AM
As someone who is keen to discover the most authentic version of the message of Ishoa, I would appreciate some assistance with the following query.
Is there any evidence to show that the Peshitta version of the Gospels are more authentic than the Greek writings - what I am getting at here is, are the contents of the Peshitta Gospel merely translations from the oldest Greek manuscripts? 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, with much the same content, and most intriguingly it would seem, still such references to Aramaic words being translated, despite the text being in Aramaic. I.e. describing the meaning of Emmanuel or Eli Eli Lama....etc. Hope you see what I am getting at.
When I say evidence I do not mean statements made by clerics, but rather more solid historical evidence such as documents or references. Is the Peshitta Gospel, as the one on this site and used by many of the Eastern Churches, a translation from the early Greek ones or not? I have been to the aramaicNT.org site where work is being done to address some of these issues. However, I do not need convincing that Ishoa didn't speak Greek as I am already quite certain he would have spoken a Semetic tongue, as the early Greek manuscripts itself shows. But is the currently used Peshitta merely a translation from this? This question has been bugging me for ages in my quest to find out the real good-news.
I hope someone can assist me in finding the truth! :?
Is there any evidence to show that the Peshitta version of the Gospels are more authentic than the Greek writings - what I am getting at here is, are the contents of the Peshitta Gospel merely translations from the oldest Greek manuscripts? 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, with much the same content, and most intriguingly it would seem, still such references to Aramaic words being translated, despite the text being in Aramaic. I.e. describing the meaning of Emmanuel or Eli Eli Lama....etc. Hope you see what I am getting at.
When I say evidence I do not mean statements made by clerics, but rather more solid historical evidence such as documents or references. Is the Peshitta Gospel, as the one on this site and used by many of the Eastern Churches, a translation from the early Greek ones or not? I have been to the aramaicNT.org site where work is being done to address some of these issues. However, I do not need convincing that Ishoa didn't speak Greek as I am already quite certain he would have spoken a Semetic tongue, as the early Greek manuscripts itself shows. But is the currently used Peshitta merely a translation from this? This question has been bugging me for ages in my quest to find out the real good-news.
I hope someone can assist me in finding the truth! :?