08-12-2010, 06:44 AM
Lamsa was a fine person who, by God's leading, I had the pleasure to meet and visit with a few years before his death.
Lamsa's translation is my personal favorite Bible. I have read and underlined parts of almost every page.
I also use and study the various interlinears and translations of the Peshitta NT including the Way Interlinear and their translation, Roth's book, Dave Bauscher's tranlstion, and Paul Younan's interlinear contribution.
Overall, there are only about seven words I might change in Lamsa's translation based on my studies. I think Lamsa would have agreed with me.
Lamsa understood in his native language the idiomatic and emotional sense of the Aramaic text. That makes his translation especially important. Also, he was a devout orthodox Christian.
You can contact me at <!-- e --><a href="mailto:ograabe@ucdavis.edu">ograabe@ucdavis.edu</a><!-- e -->
Sincerely,
Otto
Lamsa's translation is my personal favorite Bible. I have read and underlined parts of almost every page.
I also use and study the various interlinears and translations of the Peshitta NT including the Way Interlinear and their translation, Roth's book, Dave Bauscher's tranlstion, and Paul Younan's interlinear contribution.
Overall, there are only about seven words I might change in Lamsa's translation based on my studies. I think Lamsa would have agreed with me.
Lamsa understood in his native language the idiomatic and emotional sense of the Aramaic text. That makes his translation especially important. Also, he was a devout orthodox Christian.
You can contact me at <!-- e --><a href="mailto:ograabe@ucdavis.edu">ograabe@ucdavis.edu</a><!-- e -->
Sincerely,
Otto