A Step Back to the Original Old Testament Peshitta : Textual Development of the Syriac Version in Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy / Ignacio Carbajosa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carbajosa, Ignacio, author.

Series:

Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

Monographs of the Peshitta Institute ; 23.

Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2026

Monographs of the Peshitta Institute ; 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manuscripts, Syriac.

Syriac philology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (569 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Textual Development of the Syriac Version in Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2026.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For a many years, textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible relied on low-quality editions of the Syriac version (Peshitta). The Leiden critical edition was an improvement, but it still depended on a manuscript (7a1) with many secondary readings. This thorough study of the textual development of Syriac versions in Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, creates the first genealogical tree of the manuscripts, thereby recovering the most original text of the Peshitta. This research sheds light on the origins of the translation and paves the way for a future, eclectic edition of the Syriac version.

Contents:

Front Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Figures

Abbreviations

Chapter 1 Introduction: on the Shoulders of Giants

1 The Goal of This Research

2 The Peshitta Institute and Its Critical (Diplomatic) Edition of the Syriac Old Testament: a Keystone

3 Digitization and New Access to the Manuscripts

4 Research on the Relationship of S to G and T and the Character of the Syriac Version

5 The Discussion on the Nature of Ms 9a1

6 The Witness of the Syriac Literature

7 Brock's History of Syriac Translation Techniques

8 Studies on the Diachronic Aspects of Syriac language

9 Koster's Studies on the Textual Development of S

10 Removing an Unfounded Paradigm: the Division of the Manuscript Tradition into Two Branches (East and West) According to Confessional Criteria

11 Weitzman and Walter's Multidimensional Scaling Maps

12 New Tools for Research

Chapter 2 Methodological Issues

1 The Aim of the Textual Criticism of S

2 Generating a Stemma Codicum in a Manuscript Tradition: Methodology and conditions

2.1 Lachmann's Method

2.2 Recensio

2.3 Examinatio and Divinatio

2.4 Common Errors and the Stemma Codicum

2.5 The Problem of Contamination

2.6 Contamination in SDeut

3 Identifying Significant Variant Readings in S

4 Identifying the Original Reading in S

5 The Iter of this Research

Chapter 3 Leviticus

1 A Survey of the Manuscripts of SLev

2 Original Unique Readings Preserved by Only One Manuscript

3 Original Readings Preserved by Only Two Manuscripts

4 Original Readings Preserved by Only Three Manuscripts

5 In the Workshop of the Copyists: First Corrections

5.1 The Activity of the Copyist(s) at Branch Point α

5.2 The Activity of the Copyist(s) at Branch Point β.

5.3 The Activity of the Copyist(s) at Branch Point γ

6 In the Workshop of the Copyists: Late Corrections

6.1 The Activity of the Copyist(s) at Branch Points δ and ε

6.2 The Activity of the Copyists at Branch Point κ

7 In the Workshop of the Copyists: the Secondary Readings of 9a1

7.1 Secondary Unique Readings of 9a1 Attributed to Error

7.2 Secondary Unique Readings of 9a1 Attributed to the Editorial Work of Its Copyists

7.3 Secondary Readings of 9a1 Shared Exclusively with TR (Manuscripts of the Mosul and Tur Abdin Group)

8 In the Workshop of the Copyists: the Secondary Readings of 7a1 and 12a1

8.1 The Activity of the Copyist of 7a1

8.2 The Activity of the Copyist of 12a1

9 Textual History of SLev: a Stemma of Manuscripts

9.1 The Testimony of 9a1

9.2 The 9a1-6b1 Agreements

9.3 The First Corrections of the Copyists: Branch Points α, β, and γ

9.4 The Division of the Textual History of SLev into Two Branches: Branch Points δ and κ

Chapter 4 Numbers

1 A Survey of the Manuscripts of SNum

4 Original Readings Preserved by Only Three or Four Manuscripts

5.1 The Activity of the Copyists at Branch Point α

5.2 The Activity of the Copyists at Branch Point β

5.3 The Activity of the Copyists at Branch Point γ

5.4 The Activity of the Copyists at Branch Point δ

6.1 The Activity of the Copyists at Branch Point ε

6.2 The Activity of the Copyists at Branch Point ζ

6.3 The Activity of the Copyists at Branch Point η

6.4 The Activity of the Copyists at Branch Point κ

7 In the Workshop of the Copyists: the Secondary Readings of 9a1.

7.1 Unique Secondary Readings of 9a1 Attributable to Error

7.2 Unique Secondary Readings of 9a1 Attributable to the Editorial Work of Its Copyists

8 Textual History of SNum: a Stemma of Manuscripts

8.1 The Testimony of 7pj2

8.2 The Testimony of 9a1 and the 7pj2-9a1 Agreements

8.3 The First Corrections by the Copyists: Branch Points α and β

8.4 The Corrections by the Copyists at Branch Points γ, δ and ε

8.5 The Testimony of 5b1 in SNum

8.6 The Division of the Textual history of SNum into Two Branches: Branch Points ζ-η and κ

8.7 Manuscripts Resulting from the Activity at Branch Points ζ and η: 8a1, 7a1 and 8h3

8.8 The Late Edition of κ: the Textus Receptus

8.9 Stemma Codicum and Multidimensional Scaling Maps for SNum: a Comparison of Results

Chapter 5 Deuteronomy

1 A Survey of the Manuscripts of SDeut

4 Original Readings Preserved by Only Three, Four or Five Manuscripts

6 In the Workshop of the Copyists: Intermediate and Late Corrections

6.1 The Activity of the Copyists at Branch Point δ and ε

7.1 Unique Secondary Readings of 9a1 Attributed to Error

7.2 Unique Secondary Readings of 9a1 Attributed to the Editorial Work of Its Copyists

7.3 Unique Secondary Readings of 9a1 Shared with Other Manuscripts

8 In the Workshop of the Copyists: the Unique Secondary Readings of 7a1

9 Textual History of SDeut: a Tentative Stemma of Manuscripts.

9.1 The Possibility of Reconstructing the Stemma Codicum of a Contaminated Tradition

9.2 The Testimony of 6k5 and 9a1

9.3 The Corrections by the Copyists at Branch Point α

9.4 The Corrections by the Copyists at Branch Point β

9.5 The Activity of the Copyists at Branch Point γ

9.6 A Unique Branch Point: ε

9.7 The Champion of Contamination: 5b1

9.8 The Testimony of 7a1 in SDeut

9.9 The Late Editing of κ: the Textus Receptus

9.10 Stemma Codicum and Multidimensional Scaling Maps for SDeut: a Comparison of Results

Chapter 6 The Identity of the Translators

1 Character and Identity of the First Copyists

2 A Hypothesis about the Origin of Translation and Translators' Identity

3 A Translation into Syriac to Cover Liturgical Needs in the Synagogue

4 How and When Did the Syriac Version Pass to the Christians?

5 The Rejection of the Syriac Version by the Rabbinic Jewish Communities

Chapter 7 Conclusions

1 The Textual History of the Old Testament Peshitta in Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy

1.1 The Recovery of Original Readings and the Generation of a Stemma Codicum: a Step Back to the Original Old Testament Peshitta

1.2 The Stemma Codicum of SLev

1.3 The Stemma Codicum of SNum

1.4 The Tentative Stemma Codicum of SDeut

1.5 The (Rather Sporadic) Influence of G on the Manuscript Tradition of S

2 A New Perspective on the Textual Development of the Old Testament Peshitta: beyond Koster's Three-Stage Scheme

2.1 The Linear Evolution from BTR to TR, "une illusion d'optique"

2.2 The Definition of the Two First Stages

2.3 Towards a New Model of Textual Development

3 The Nature of Ms 9a1

4 The Nature of Ms 5b1

5 The Nature of Ms 7a1

6 The Pondus of the Printed Text: Misleading BHS and BHQ Notes regarding S.

7 The Need for a New (Eclectic) Critical Edition of the Peshitta Old Testament: a Plea

8 The Textual History of the Peshitta: a Crossroad for the Textual Criticism of the Bible, the History of Syriac Christendom, Theology and Liturgy

Bibliography

Index of Ancient Authors

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Ancient Sources

Back Cover.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9789004763050

OCLC:

1600526226

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004763050 DOI