04-26-2004, 12:43 AM
shlomo byrnesey,
He was giving in to the will of Byzantine, Forced Hellenization.
Because the Peshitta doesn't always agree with the Greek text.
I believe that he used the Peshitta, and modified the parts that didn't agree with the Greek, but once I finish my comperative analysis of the Peshitta, OS, and Greek I'll let you know what I find.
The Diatessaron was a harmonization of the 4 gospels of the Peshitta.
As mentionned before forced Hellenization, which is just like the Arabs forcing Arabic on the people, they wanted to force Greek on everyone.
So he either felt forced to support the Greek, or acted just like some of our religious people now a day who see that the West is always the best, and we're wrong.
poosh bashlomo,
keefa-moroon
byrnesey Wrote:I agree with your conclusions that Rabulla made the OS, it is obvious with the beginning if Mt and ending of Jn. But why would he translate the Greek into Aramaic, in order to come up with "seperated Gospels"?
He was giving in to the will of Byzantine, Forced Hellenization.
byrnesey Wrote:Why not just use the Peshitta Gospels?
Because the Peshitta doesn't always agree with the Greek text.
I believe that he used the Peshitta, and modified the parts that didn't agree with the Greek, but once I finish my comperative analysis of the Peshitta, OS, and Greek I'll let you know what I find.
byrnesey Wrote:Or why not just split the Diatessaron? Why Involve the greek at all? This has bugged me for some time, as I am doing much research on examples where the OS agrees with the Greek AGAINST the Peshitta, contrary to Dr. James trimm's claims. Why did Rabulla involve the Greek at all? For fame? To have his OWN version? To suck up to the greeks? Why has no source mentioned anything about his rejecting the Peshitta?
The Diatessaron was a harmonization of the 4 gospels of the Peshitta.
As mentionned before forced Hellenization, which is just like the Arabs forcing Arabic on the people, they wanted to force Greek on everyone.
So he either felt forced to support the Greek, or acted just like some of our religious people now a day who see that the West is always the best, and we're wrong.
poosh bashlomo,
keefa-moroon