The Syriac Forms of New Testament Proper Names

by Francis Crawford Burkitt

Publishers:

Henry Frowde; Oxford University Press

, 1912

Overview

While the New Testament is a collection of Greek writings, in the last period of the second century saw the New Testament begin to be translated into the languages of the surrounding area. While for Latin, translating Greek names offered little difficulty, the situation for Syriac, a Semitic language, was more complicated. More interesting is the reality that many names in Greek are translate from Hebrew, another Semitic language. This provides a fascinating opportunity to see how a translator chose to render names from one Semitic language into Greek and then another translator chose to convert them into a second Semitic language.

Product Details

• Title: The Syriac Forms of New Testament Proper Names
• Author: Francis Crawford Burkitt
• Publishers: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press
• Print Publication Date: 1912
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Pages: 32
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Names in the Bible; Names, Syriac; Bible. N.T. › Language, style
• Resource ID: LLS:SRCFRMNTPRPRNMS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-09T23:49:55Z

About Francis Crawford Burkitt

Francis Crawford Burkitt (1864–1935) was a theologian, scholar, and Norris Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge. He began his academic career as a student of mathematics. His interest in the text of the New Testament led him to study Syriac manuscripts and to publish widely in the field.