Antioch Bible Explained

Antioch Bible
Other Names:Ṣurath Kthobh
Language:English and Syriac
Nt Published:2020
Apocrypha:1–4 Maccabees, Susanna, Judith, etc.
Authorship:George Kiraz et al.
Textual Basis:Peshiṭta
Translation Type:Dynamic equivalence (idiomatic)
Reading Level:High school
Version Revised:of these three
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Publisher:Gorgias Press
Religious Affiliation:Syriac Christian
Genesis 1:1-3:In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was a formless void and darkness was over the surface of the abyss and the wind of God hovered over the surface of the waters. God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.
John 3:16:For God loved the world in this way: that he would give his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

The Antioch Bible (Syriac: Ṣurath Kthobh[1]) is a bilingual Syriac–English edition of the Bible published by Gorgias Press.[2] It was derived, both the Old and New Testaments, from the Syriac Peshitta, used by the Assyrian Church of the East and Syriac Orthodox Church, and other Syriac Christian traditions.

History

Gorgias Press began publication of the Antioch Bible in 2012. In 2020, 35 volumes have been published. A single volume edition of the New Testament was released in 2020.[3] The English translation of the Antioch Bible was reviewed by Sebastian Brock and other scholars, while much of the translation was undertaken by George A. Kiraz and various others.[4]

A multi-volume concordance also accompanies the main text of the Antioch Bible.

Contributors

Contributors of the Antioch Bible include:[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Surath Kthobh . Gorgias Press . 2023-11-27.
  2. Web site: Antioch Bible . Gorgias Press . 2023-11-27.
  3. Web site: New Testament Overview . Gorgias Press . 2023-11-27.
  4. Torrance . Iain . A Sumptuous and Scholarly Edition of the Syriac New Testament . The Expository Times . SAGE Publications . 132 . 9 . 2021 . 0014-5246 . 10.1177/00145246211017543 . 415–416.
  5. Web site: Antioch Bible . Gorgias Press . 2023-11-27.