The Book of Jonah in Four Semitic Versions: Aethiopic

by William Wright

Publishers:

Williams and Norgate; B. Duprat; F. A. Brockhaus

, 1857

Overview

In this study designed to help Hebrew learners explore cognate dialects, W. Wright uses the shortest and simplest of biblical books, the book of Jonah to examine four versions of the text. His work presents full Chaldee, Syriac, Aethiopic, and Arabic texts, and provides a glossary for each.

Product Details

• Title: The Book of Jonah in Four Semitic Versions: Aethiopic
• Author: William Wright
• Series: The Book of Jonah in Four Semitic Versions
• Publishers: Williams and Norgate, B. Duprat, F. A. Brockhaus
• Print Publication Date: 1857
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. O.T. Jonah › Aethiopic
• Resource ID: LLS:MINPROWRIGHTAETH
• Resource Type: Bible
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T15:57:06Z

About William Wright

William Wright, the author of ten nonfiction books on diverse subjects, was born in Philadelphia in 1930. After earning a BA at Yale University, he served in the US Army as a translator and interpreter of Mandarin Chinese. Later he became an editor at Holiday and the editor of Chicago magazine. In addition to The Von Bülow Affair, Wright is the author of many books, among them Lillian Hellman: The Image, the Woman; Pavarotti: My World; and Born That Way: Genes, Behavior, Personality.