07-27-2013, 07:36 AM
I just found this online, from 2002.
George Kiraz
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I came across the following work at amazon.com (<!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.amazon.com">www.amazon.com</a><!-- w -->):
Author: Herb Jahn
Title: The Aramaic New Covenant
Description: "This rendering of the New Testament by Herb Jahn claims to
be the only literal translation/transliteration made from the original
Aramaic, the variant of the Hebrew language spoken by Jesus and His disciples."
ISBN: 0963195166
Does anyone know of this work? Would it be a translation of the Syriac Peshitta?
James Trimm
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George,
Yes I know all about it. Originally Mr. Jahn hired me to do the
translation. We signed the contracts and all went well for about three
months. Three months into the nine month project Jahn violated our
contract and quit paying me (although I had kept my end of the contract).
It seems that Jahn had obtained the Way Intl. Interlinear edition and
decided he could use that to produce his version. Jahn himself does not
know a word of Aramaic.
Jahn's previous project, the exoGesis study bible provides his translation from the Heb. O.T. and Greek N.T.. Jahn does not know Hebrwew or Greek but looked up EVERY word in a Strong's and made sure that each word was always translated with the same english word (regardless of context). Jahn had also heard that Hebrew has no tenses so he put the ENTIRE OT portion in the present tense.
There is absolutely no scholarship behind Jahn's material. And you
(Kiraz) are WAY out of his league.
Hope this helps.
Shalom,
Schmuel
George Kiraz
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I came across the following work at amazon.com (<!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.amazon.com">www.amazon.com</a><!-- w -->):
Author: Herb Jahn
Title: The Aramaic New Covenant
Description: "This rendering of the New Testament by Herb Jahn claims to
be the only literal translation/transliteration made from the original
Aramaic, the variant of the Hebrew language spoken by Jesus and His disciples."
ISBN: 0963195166
Does anyone know of this work? Would it be a translation of the Syriac Peshitta?
James Trimm
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George,
Yes I know all about it. Originally Mr. Jahn hired me to do the
translation. We signed the contracts and all went well for about three
months. Three months into the nine month project Jahn violated our
contract and quit paying me (although I had kept my end of the contract).
It seems that Jahn had obtained the Way Intl. Interlinear edition and
decided he could use that to produce his version. Jahn himself does not
know a word of Aramaic.
Jahn's previous project, the exoGesis study bible provides his translation from the Heb. O.T. and Greek N.T.. Jahn does not know Hebrwew or Greek but looked up EVERY word in a Strong's and made sure that each word was always translated with the same english word (regardless of context). Jahn had also heard that Hebrew has no tenses so he put the ENTIRE OT portion in the present tense.
There is absolutely no scholarship behind Jahn's material. And you
(Kiraz) are WAY out of his league.
Hope this helps.
Shalom,
Schmuel