Translation Features of the Peshitta Epistle of James
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https://doi.org/10.12775/TiCz.2019.046Keywords
Epistle of James, translation technique, Peshitta New Testament, reader oriented translation, Syriac language, textual criticism of the New Testament, translation theoryAbstract
While much has been written about the the nature of the Old Testament Peshitta vis-à-vis its Vorlage, little work has been done regarding the New Testament Peshitta as a translation. This study will examine the Peshitta Epistle of James as a translation. At the outset, renderings that reflect Greek textual variants will be identified since they do not reflect translation technique. Careful examination of the Syriac text in relation to its Vorlage reveals translation features that characterize this book. The evidence assembled here points to a reader oriented translation. The translator, while being faithful to the Greek, transformed the text into idiomatic Syriac.
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