About Franz Delitzsch' Son

[SyriacQuestioner]

Shlama Ya'aqub,

Thanks for answering my post.

So, Franz Delitzsch's son WASN'T a Believer?

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Do you think when I get a little further along in my Hebrew studies, that you might help me to "fix" Delitzsch's Hebrew New Testament translation so that it follows the Eastern text of the P'shitta New Covenant?

I could actually type in Hebrew on Mac OS X, and then paste it, or tape it, into Delitzsch's N.T. translation so that it looks 'nicer' than writing it in in ink.

Would you mind helping me to do that?

Thanks Ya'aqub.

I always enjoy your posts here at Peshitta.org, and I always usually learn from them too!

Shlama in Yeshua, Albion

Shlama Albion,

You're right about Franz Delitzch's New Testament in Hebrew. The translation is a beautiful Hebrew edition if you can get over the bumpy Greek road he often travels on. With a copy of the Peshitta in hand one can easily correct Delitzch's work and you would have an accurate Hebrew edition of the NT.

As far as his son, he was actually an "Assyriologist" - not an actual Assyrian either ethnically or religious. As an Assyriologist, he studied the language, history and archaeology of ancient Mesopotamia. Unfortunately he was among the German scholars who denied the inspiration of the Scriptures.

Ya'aqub