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Holy Bible: From the Ancient Eastern Text: George M. Lamsa's Translation From the Aramaic of the Peshitta Paperback – May 8, 1985

by George M. Lamsa (Author)

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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.

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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.

Paperback: 1243 pages
Publisher: Harper & Row; 37946th edition (May 8, 1985)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060649232
ISBN-13: 978-0060649234
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 2 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 406 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,720 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #106 in History of Christianity (Books)
- #136 in Ancient Civilizations
- #34 in Religion Encyclopedias

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PhiloSophia

Best Bible, ever!!! Speaks to the heart and soul. Feels so personal!

April 17, 2017

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My favorite Bible translation. It's the clearest, purest, most direct translation of the original Hebrew and Aramaic. It really speaks to my heart. I always had trouble reading the KJV (with which I was raised), but the NIV and other "plain English" translations didn't feel right, either. The meaning in this Bible is so crystal...

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OCTAVIO FRANCISCO MEJIA

A different translation of the Bible

June 4, 2019

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In John 17:6 Jesus Christ prays for their followers and says that he gave to them the name of His Father.

However, when we read the Gospels from the Greek sources, they don't use the name of God, the Greek scriptures use Kyrios, which is a title Lord, but, this is not the name of God.

My hope was that this Bible, that was translated from a different source addressed and fixed this issue. But, unfortunately, it didn't, it also uses the title Lord, instead of the name of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

It's just an average Bible translation, that falls short by not praising the name of God.

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JHale

A Mined Treasure

August 11, 2018

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I post this review with the disclosure that I have not read this book from cover-to-cover, nor do I plan to. For me it is purely a reference.

I often mine my book selections from the bibliographies of authors I love and respect, which is the case with this selection. It is a mined treasure from the bibliography of Lon Milo Duquette’s The Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford.

In the Forward of another one of his books, Accidental Christ, Duquette states, “Unlike some contemporary scholars, I share Dr. Lamsa’s opinion that the Scriptures were not originally written in Greek, but in Aramaic – the language of Jesus – and then transcribed, sometimes inaccurately, into Greek equivalents. The “Lamsa Bible” as it has come to be known, is based on ancient Aramaic texts (known collectively as the Peshitta text) that, to my mind at least, ring much truer in places than the Greek-based versions we have come to know. While I will always have a special fondness for the language and cadences of the King James Version that I grew up with, my determination to be as faithful as possible to the original text has made the Lamsa translation my Bible of choice.”

For this reason, I am also pleased with this Bible.

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Joyce Smith

Finally a BIBLE that can be trusted!

August 22, 2019

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As an ordained minister I can address the issue of the authenticity of the Bible. And because there has been to-date over six hundred (600) translations of the BIBLE over the centuries, it is with conviction that I can recommend Dr. Lamsa's edition of the book. He has translated it from the actual first writings! A scholar, he was raised in the same area where Christ did his 'teachings' and where the language of the people is spoken the same today as it was back then! (No wonder there are over 1300 Christian denominations in this country ... the varied translations have resulted in mass confusion as to what is written in the edition of the Bible they're looking at! Also worth mentioning , Lamsa's translation is a much easier 'read' and worth taking a look at!

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jacki

great! love it

February 14, 2017

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seems great so far, hard to find it even this cheap though too bad wasn't bit more mainstream lower priced some of these better bibles.. the ones before 1965 are better jesus said. it compared this translation to the king james and this one is way clearer what it is saying! so that's good. it is Aramaic translation into English. that was its original language so that helps it not to have been translated s0 much to have gotten lost in translation maybe

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Tammy B.

Love this translation!

March 8, 2019

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I previously had a paperback copy that was a big hard to read due to the binding. I was absolutely amazed to find this hard cover that is rare, and the condition was excellent, and binding made it super easy to read.

Highly recommend this seller as well.

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R. J. Reaver

Lamsa is an Aramaic expert

May 31, 2016

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George Lamsa is one of the world's few leading experts in Aramaic, the language that Jesus spoke. Lamsa is also intimately knowledgable about the customs and the culture of Jesus' time. If you want the most authentic translation of Jesus' words and teachings, this is the bible to study.

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Jetsleeper

Good resource for any Bible scholar

September 5, 2014

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Wonderful Bible that any serious Bible student should have. This is an interesting reprint of a Bible translated from the Aramaic of the Peshitta by the greatly renowned Biblical scholar George M. Lamsa. The book has a good preface and introduction that gives a background to the importance Aramaic in Biblical history, and also the language of the original Church when the gospels spread east.

While there are many diferences between the Aramaic Bible and the Greek and Hebrew Bibles, there are not that many that make the text too different in its reading. However, there are at times some phrases or additions that do make for an interesting read. For example, one verse I found to be quite unique is the famous verse of Mark 10:25 in which the verse reads: "It is easier for a rope to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God." Certainly, a bit different than what one would expect.

One item missing is any footnotes or explanation of unique terms or phrases, so it is not a study Bible, just a Bible to be studied due to its originality.

I bought the Kindle edition. Originally I had read the book on a Kindle Keyboard and I was disapointed by the lack of a good index link. It was diffucult to go from book to book, let alone to another chapter. However, in the meantime, I purchased a new Kindle Paperwhite and the "go to" works with any easy screen that shows each book of the Bible and it has an easy link. Also in the new Bible I downloaded the introduction has each book listed with a link to the different books of the Bible. I do not know if this problem of not having links to the books of the Bible was corrected or if the linking only works with the new Kindle Paperwhite.

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