Mar Aphrahat and Yukhanan 10:27

[Paul Younan]

Shlama Akhi Yuri,

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Here is a quote from Mar Aphrahat's Demonstrations on Faith:

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This is translated "For he said to his disciples: whatever I tell you in the darkness, proclaim in the light (Nahira)."

Now. let's looky-looky at how the Peshitta and Old Scratch read here:

Yukhanan 10:27:

Peshitta:
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"Whatever I tell you in the darkness, proclaim in the light (Nahira)."

Old Scratch:
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"Whatever I tell you in the darkness, proclaim in the light (Nuhra)."

See Akhi Yuri, the quote given by Mar Aphrahat not only matches the Peshitta 100% - but I've also demonstrated that there are two major differences between the quotation given by Mar Aphrahat and the Old Scratch:

• (1) The "Emar ena" (I said) are two distinct words in Aphrahat, but a combined word in Old Scratch.
  (2) Instead of "Nahira" for "light" as Aphrahat and the Peshitta have it, Old Scratch has "Nuhra".
  

What Akhi? Does this mean that Mar Aphrahat was quoting from the Peshitta, paraphrasing - or quoting from a long-lost "Old Syriac Diatesseron?"

He certainly wasn't quoting Old Scratch! <!-- s:biggrin: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/biggrin.gif" alt=":biggrin:" title="Big Grin" /><!-- s:biggrin: -->