The Peshitta Of Daniel

Download or read book The Peshiṭta of Daniel written by Richard A. Taylor and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1994 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Peshit ta of Daniel sets forth an analysis of the Syriac text of the Book of Daniel. It discusses the relationship of the Peshit ta text of Daniel to the Hebrew/Aramaic text of this portion of Scripture, and its relationship to the Old Greek and Theodotionic versions as well. Making use of the Leiden edition of the Syriac text, it seeks to evaluate the text-critical value of the Peshit ta of Daniel. It also describes various translation techniques employed in the Peshit ta of Daniel and evaluates its qualities as a translation.