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The Lamsa Bible (translated from Peshitta)

The Lamsa Bible (translated from Peshitta)

The Lamsa Bible 1933

This translation of the Old and New Testaments is based on Peshitta manuscripts which have comprised the accepted Bible of all those Christians who have used Syriac as their language of prayer and worship for many centuries. Syriac is the literary dialect of Aramaic. From the Mediterranean east into India, the Peshitta is still the Bible of preference among Christians. George M. Lamsa, the translator, devoted the major part of his life to this work. He was an Assyrian and a native of ancient Bible lands. He and his people retained Biblical customs and Semitic culture, which had perished elsewhere. With this background and his knowledge of the Aramaic (Syriac) language, he has recovered much of the meaning that has been lost in other translations of the Scriptures. Manuscripts used were the Codex Ambrosianus for the Old Testament and the Mortimer-McCawley manuscript for the New Testament. Comparisons have been made with other Peshitta manuscripts, including the oldest dated manuscript in existence. The term Peshitta means straight, simple, sincere and true, that is, the original. Even the Moslems in the Middle East accept and revere the Peshitta text. Although the Peshitta Old Testament contains the Books of the Apocrypha, this edition has omitted them.




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Evidence Bible (EVID)

Have you ever wondered how to share Christ with an atheist? a Jehovah’s Witness? your family or coworkers? What proof is there that the Bible is true? Internationally known speaker Ray Comfort has compiled answers to all these questions. Drawing from the riches of contemporary and classic thinkers, theologians and scientistsThe Evidence Bible Notes provides you with answers to pressing questions, methods to share your faith, and proof that the Bible is the inspired Word of God.




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God’s Word Translation

AUTHOR: Baker Publishing Group
AVAILABILITYImmediate download and unlock of module
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS: Includes passage headings, paragraphs and poetry indentation, footnotes
DESCRIPTION

GOD’S WORD Translation (GW) accurately translates the meaning of the original texts into clear, everyday language. Readable and reliable, GW is living, active, and life-changing.




GW was translated by a committee of biblical scholars and English reviewers to ensure accurate, natural English that preserves the styles of the biblical writers.

The GW translation team weighed the various factors that affect readability as they produced the translation. The readability of GW is not an accident. It is the result of the team’s careful use of readability principles.
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