The Peshitta

ܦܫܝܛܬܐ — "The Straight"

The official Bible of the Church of the East. The Peshitta is the original and pure New Testament, written in Aramaic — the language of Mshikha (the Messiah) and His Disciples.

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Interlinear New Testament

All 27 books of the Peshitta New Testament in Aramaic/English interlinear format, available as downloadable PDFs.

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Aramaic Lexicon

Search the comprehensive Aramaic lexicon and concordance. Look up words by English meaning, Aramaic word, lexeme, or root.

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Scholarly Articles

In-depth essays exploring Peshitta primacy, Aramaic word studies, and the ancient manuscript tradition.

About the Peshitta

The Peshitta is the official Bible of the Church of the East. The name Peshitta in Aramaic means "Straight" — in other words, the original and pure New Testament. The Peshitta is the only authentic and pure text which contains the books in the New Testament that were written in Aramaic, the Language of Mshikha (the Messiah) and His Disciples.

This site provides tools for studying the Peshitta text, including an interlinear Aramaic/English New Testament, a searchable lexicon and concordance, scholarly articles on Aramaic primacy, and resources from our partner projects Beth Sapra and Beth Gazza.

Beth Sapra

"The Scribe's House" — an Aramaic scriptorium for the electronic age. Elegant Peshitta manuscripts and scholarly resources by John Marucci.

Beth Gazza

Scholarly articles and essays on Aramaic and the Peshitta, including word studies on GOWRA, the mystery of MILTHA, and proofs of Peshitta primacy.