05-13-2004, 12:14 AM
Akhi Paul...
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I think I feel another article coming on, but I need a little help here.
Exactly when is the Arabic Diatessaron translation dated to?
I would be particularly be interested in demonstrating that when we translate the Arabic BACK into Aramaic, and then parse the Diatessaron readings back into the separated Gospel readings, that what we have is verbatim peshitta text. The closer the Arabic is in time to the Diatessaron I think the stronger the argument. I seem to recall it might have been 8th century though. Even so, a worthy exercise, which would put the Peshitta to the middle of the second century or earlier. Of course, I believe that is accomplished with GOWRA and other things in the Greek being mistranslated fromt he Peshitta, but the more the merrier I say.
What do you think?
Love your zeal man! <!-- s:biggrin: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/biggrin.gif" alt=":biggrin:" title="Big Grin" /><!-- s:biggrin: --> Keep that train rolling on!
I think I feel another article coming on, but I need a little help here.
Exactly when is the Arabic Diatessaron translation dated to?
I would be particularly be interested in demonstrating that when we translate the Arabic BACK into Aramaic, and then parse the Diatessaron readings back into the separated Gospel readings, that what we have is verbatim peshitta text. The closer the Arabic is in time to the Diatessaron I think the stronger the argument. I seem to recall it might have been 8th century though. Even so, a worthy exercise, which would put the Peshitta to the middle of the second century or earlier. Of course, I believe that is accomplished with GOWRA and other things in the Greek being mistranslated fromt he Peshitta, but the more the merrier I say.
What do you think?
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Andrew Gabriel Roth
Andrew Gabriel Roth