Evangelion de Mepharreshe

[Paul Younan]

Shlama Akhi Paul,

Great post.

I'd like to learn more about Rabbula's persecution of the C.O.E., and if there is any evidence that he sought to discredit not only the Diatesseron, but the Peshitta.

Shlama Akhi Rob,

Sorry for the tardy response. For his persecution of the CoE, see Han J. W. Drijvers in Journal of Early Christian Studies 4.2 (1996) pp 235-248 , Johns Hopkins University Press.

Also, could you give a citation for A. Voobus' demonstration that Rabbula did not use the Peshitta?

Here are a few citations:

1. lnvestigations into the Text of the New Testament used by Rabbula of Edessa, Pinneberg, 1947.
   
2. Researches on the Circulation of the Peshitto in the Middle of the Fifth Century, Pinneberg, 1948.
   
3. Neue Angeben Ueber, die Textgeschicht-Zustande in Edessa in den Jahren ca. 326-340, Stockholm, 1951.
   
4. Early Versions of the New Testament. Stockholm, 1954

Thank you Akhi!
BTW - I visited St. Thomas Church this last Sunday. Totally English, but on the bullitin there was the familiar [font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]hy[/font] !

I must say, coming from a conservative Lutheran background, it was composed of elements familiar and foreign. Very intense...

Rob

Cool. If you're ever in L.A., take a ride to Dean's parish. It's the other extreme (all Aramaic, no English at all - not even the sermon.) <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s -->