Publisher Description

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.

Author Biography

Lamsa was a graduate of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Mission College in Persia and of the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia.

Description for Teachers/Educators

The Holy Scriptures in a more accurate translation, directly from the language of Jesus. This version of the Bible was translated by George M. Lamsa from the Aramaic of the Peshitta. The Aramaic version of the Bible, particularly the New Testament, is believed to be the most accurate. This translation clarifies difficult passages and offers fresh insight on the Bible's messages. 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. George M. Lamsa (1892 - 1975) was an Assyrian scholar and author. He was born in Mar Bishu in what is now the extreme east of Turkey. He was a native Aramaic speaker. Besides translating The Holy Bible from the Aramaic of the Peshitta, Lamsa authored over twenty books illuminating the original meaning of Scripture.

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