09-05-2011, 09:16 PM
I have understood that the Western Peshitto textual family is a later partial transltaion from the Greek text, incorporating readings from the Greek texts considered by its editors to be Apostolic and original...and it includes the "western five" books as well, which were not given to the Church of the East in Aramaic form. The Western Peshitto is thus a hybrid Aramaic/Greek text, with the added five books of the Greek NT Cannon translated into the Aramaic language.
I believe that the Eastern Peshitta Aramaic NT is the Original NT text, as given by the hand of the Aramaic speaking Hebrew Apostles, to the Aramaic speaking peoples of the eastern Mesopotamia lands...and not a translation of a Greek language text, which were given by the Apostle's and their companions to the Greek speaking peoples.
Blessings.
I believe that the Eastern Peshitta Aramaic NT is the Original NT text, as given by the hand of the Aramaic speaking Hebrew Apostles, to the Aramaic speaking peoples of the eastern Mesopotamia lands...and not a translation of a Greek language text, which were given by the Apostle's and their companions to the Greek speaking peoples.
Blessings.