10-19-2003, 02:41 PM
Shlama Akhay,
In Mar Aphrahat's 22nd Demonstration ("Of Death and The Latter Times"), we read a direct quote from the Peshitta of Romans 5:14:
As you can see, this is 100% verbatim the reading of the Peshitta. Pretty impressive for a "version" that wasn't supposed to be around when he was alive, no? <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/wink1.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s -->
In Mar Aphrahat's 22nd Demonstration ("Of Death and The Latter Times"), we read a direct quote from the Peshitta of Romans 5:14:
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Transliteration:
Aykh d'emar Shlikha:
d'amlekh mowtha men wAdam w'adma l'Moshe
w'ap al aylyn d'la khaTaw
Translation:
As the Apostle said, that "Death ruled from Adam unto Moses" and "even over those who sinned not."
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Transliteration:
amlekh mowtha men wAdam w'adma l'Moshe
ap al aylyn d'la khaTaw
Translation:
"Death ruled from Adam unto Moses, even over those who sinned not."
As you can see, this is 100% verbatim the reading of the Peshitta. Pretty impressive for a "version" that wasn't supposed to be around when he was alive, no? <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/wink1.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s -->
+Shamasha Paul bar-Shimun de'Beth-Younan