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Investigations into the Text of the New Testament used by Rabbula of Edessa

Relying on a comparison of Scripture citations in Rabbula’s translation of Cyril with the corresponding texts in the Syriac Peshitta, Arthur Vööbus argues that Rabbula of Edessa was not responsible for the creation of the Peshitta.
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Publication Date: Aug 8,2012
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Page Count: 46
Languages: English
ISBN: 978-1-61143-616-7
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Several modern scholars of the Bible in the Syriac tradition, most notably F. C. Burkitt, argued that Rabbula of Edessa was responsible for the creation of the Peshitta version of the New Testament. Other scholars, however, disagreed with this conclusion. In the present essay, Arthur Vööbus attempts to provide proof that Burkitt’s claims about Rabbula and the Peshitta were incorrect. Vööbus begins by examining New Testament citations found in Rabbula’s translation of Cyril and argues that Rabbula did not translate the Greek text of the citations, but rather inserted the wording of an existing Syriac text. Vööbus proceeds by comparing the texts of these citations with the corresponding texts of the Peshitta and finds that there are significant differences between the citations of Rabbula and the Peshitta text. Next, Vööbus compares Rabbula’s citations with other traditions, such as the Old Syriac version and the ancient Armenian, Coptic, and Arabic translations. Vööbus concludes that Rabbula was relying on the Old Syriac text for his Gospel citations and not the Peshitta. Moreover, Vööbus argues that because this translation of Cyril was completed near the end of Rabbula’s life, Rabbula could not have been responsible for the production of the Peshitta.

Several modern scholars of the Bible in the Syriac tradition, most notably F. C. Burkitt, argued that Rabbula of Edessa was responsible for the creation of the Peshitta version of the New Testament. Other scholars, however, disagreed with this conclusion. In the present essay, Arthur Vööbus attempts to provide proof that Burkitt’s claims about Rabbula and the Peshitta were incorrect. Vööbus begins by examining New Testament citations found in Rabbula’s translation of Cyril and argues that Rabbula did not translate the Greek text of the citations, but rather inserted the wording of an existing Syriac text. Vööbus proceeds by comparing the texts of these citations with the corresponding texts of the Peshitta and finds that there are significant differences between the citations of Rabbula and the Peshitta text. Next, Vööbus compares Rabbula’s citations with other traditions, such as the Old Syriac version and the ancient Armenian, Coptic, and Arabic translations. Vööbus concludes that Rabbula was relying on the Old Syriac text for his Gospel citations and not the Peshitta. Moreover, Vööbus argues that because this translation of Cyril was completed near the end of Rabbula’s life, Rabbula could not have been responsible for the production of the Peshitta.

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  • Serious Foreword (page 5)
  • Index (page 7)
  • Contribution of Baltic University: Investication into the Text to the New Testament Used by Rabbula of Edessa (page 8)
  • I. The position of the problem (page 12)
  • II. Relations of the quotations in Cyril's Greek original and Rabbula's Syriac translation (page 17)
  • III. Relations between the quotations in Rabbula and those in the Peshitta (page 22)
  • IV. The deviations of the Gospel text in the light of ancient text traditions (page 25)
  • V. The deviations of the Apostolos text in the light of ancient text traditions (page 35)
  • VI. The time of the use of Vetus Syra by Rabbula (page 41)
  • Conclusions (page 45)
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