This handsome new edition of the authoritative English translation of the Aramaic (Syriac) Old and New Testaments--the language of Jesus--clarifies difficult passages and offers fresh insight on the Bible's message.

Holy Bible: From the Ancient Eastern Text: George M. Lamsa's Translation From the Aramaic of the Peshitta

History

Lamsa, George M.

Ancient Civilizations

Harper&Row

George M. Lamsa's translation from the Aramaic of the Peshitta

The Holy Bible from Ancient Eastern Manuscripts: Containing the Old and New Testaments Translated from the Peshitta, The Authorized Bible of the Church of the East

Religion & Spirituality

Harpercollins

World-renowned Bible translator and commentator George M. Lamsa explains nearly one thousand crucial idioms that will enrich reading of the Old and New Testaments for students and general reader alike.
Lamsa, who was raised speaking Aramaic in a community that followed customs largely unchanged since the times of Christ, offers fresh, accurate translations of important idioms, metaphors, and figures of speech found in the Scripture--and provides clear explanations of their meaning of biblical context.
Just as Shakespeare, Milton, and Browning wrote in the vernacular for English-speaking people, Moses the prophets, and the apostles wrote for their own people in the plain language of their times, so that even the unlearned might understand God's Word. Over the centuries, inaccurate translations and misunderstandings of customs and concepts have led to difficulties in bringing the biblical message to contemporary English-speaking readers.
For example, when a man says to Jesus, "let me bury my father," Lamsa points out that this expression means, "Let me first take care of my father until he dies." Traditionally, scholars assumed that this man's father was dead and that Jesus was not interested in his burial. Lamsa's scholarship offers a more accurate understanding of the intent and spirit of this passage.
Idioms in the Bible Explained and a Key to the Original Gospels goes far in correcting such errors that have crept into Biblical scholarship. Obscure and difficult passages from both Old and New Testaments are listed and compared with the King James version (though it will be helpful when used with any English version). These make clear the original meaning of such ancient idioms and assure that our grasp of the biblical message is more sound and rewarding.
To further uncover the original teachings of Scripture, Idioms in the Bible Explained and a Key to the Original Gospels, Lamsa discusses at greater length such topics as "The Language of Jesus," "Aramaic Phraseology," "The Sayings of Jesus," "Early Translations," and more..

Idioms in the Bible Explained and a Key to the Original Gospels

World

Harper

Explains the meaning of idioms, metaphors, and figures of speech used in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, and offers an introduction to each of the four Gospels

Gospel Light: An Indispensable Guide to the Teachings of Jesus and the Customs of His Time

Christian Books & Bibles

From the Publisher\nBrings fresh understanding to more than 400 passages not treated in other Lamsa works and highlights the cultural context of the idiomatic expressions in their biblical setting.

New Testament Light: More Light on the Gospels, Acts, the Epistles, and Revelation : Over 400 Passages Explained

Lamsa, George Mamishisho

Harper-San Francisco

From the Publisher\nThe Lamsa New Testament in a new, easy-to-carry size, translated directly from the Aramaic, the language of Jesus and his disciples, gives us a greater understanding of the very basis of Christianity.\nLanguage Notes\nText: English, Greek (translation)

The New Testament from the Ancient Eastern Text: George M. Lamsa's Translation from the Aramaic of the Peshitta

The man from Galilee;: A life of Jesus

doubleday& co.

A book of ancient wisdom about love, marriage, happiness, sorrow, and after life.

And the Scroll Opened

DeVorss & Company

About the Author George M. Lamsa brings to this work a lifetime of scholarship and translation of the Eastern manuscripts of the Bible.He was raised in Assyria; during his lifetime he translated The Holy Bible from the Aramaic of the Peshitta and authored over twenty books illuminating the original meaning of Scripture. Book Description This handsome 1957 cloth bound edition of the authoritative English translation of the Aramaic (Syriac) Old and New Testaments--the language of Jesus--clarifies difficult passages and offers fresh insight on the Bible's message.

The Holy Bible: From Ancient Eastern Manuscripts (Containing the Old and New Testaments Translated from the Peshitta, The Authorized Bible of the Church of the East)

A.J. Holman Company

Holy Bible: From the Ancient Eastern Text: George M. Lamsa's Translation From the Aramaic of the Peshitta

Holy Bible from Ancient Eastern Manuscripts

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Holy Bible: From the Ancient Eastern Text: George M. Lamsa's Translation From the Aramaic of the Peshitta

The Holy Bible from Ancient Eastern Manuscripts: Containing the Old and New Testaments Translated from the Peshitta, The Authorized Bible of the Church of the East

Idioms in the Bible Explained and a Key to the Original Gospels

Gospel Light: An Indispensable Guide to the Teachings of Jesus and the Customs of His Time

New Testament Light: More Light on the Gospels, Acts, the Epistles, and Revelation : Over 400 Passages Explained

The New Testament from the Ancient Eastern Text: George M. Lamsa's Translation from the Aramaic of the Peshitta

The man from Galilee;: A life of Jesus

And the Scroll Opened

The Holy Bible: From Ancient Eastern Manuscripts (Containing the Old and New Testaments Translated from the Peshitta, The Authorized Bible of the Church of the East)

Holy Bible from Ancient Eastern Manuscripts