use of OS by ancient Aramaic-speaking Christians

[yuku]

I've presented the whole phrases from Aphrahat that agree with the Diatessaron and/or the Old Syriac word for word -- the phrases that are not in the Peshitta. But that was not seen as persuasive...
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Hi again Yuri,

... I searched back through some old posts and found this...

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but it does not appear you have shown Aphrahat quotes the old syriac here.
Did you have something else in mind?

Shlama, Judge,

This thread,

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contains a discussion of Luke 1:13, where Mar Aphrahat, Mar Ephrem, and the OS Sinaitic all have the addition of "God" hearing Zacharias' prayer. But the Peshitta has a shorter version here, along with the Greek.

This thread,

Mar Aphrahat, OS Mk 10:20, and the Diatessaron (Sep 29, 2003)
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contains some further analysis in this area. Here are the Conclusions,

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When compared with various other versions of this passage, this citation from Mar Aphrahat seems to demonstrate a very close connection of the gospel text, as used by Mar Aphrahat, with the Old Syriac Mark, as preserved for us in the Sinaiticus palimpsest ("The Old Scratch"). On the other hand, the Peshitta reads very differently here.

Also, this study demonstrates that Mar Aphrahat probably based his Commentary on the Old Syriac Diatessaron, rather than on the separate Old Syriac gospels. This is the most economical way to explain why the Markan and the Matthean elements are combined so closely in this citation from Mar Aphrahat.

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Also, this same episode of the "Rich Young Man", as cited by Mar Aphrahat, contains many other such readings.

Shlama,

Yuri.