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Names: Bodor, Attila, author.
Title: The theological profile of the Peshitta of Isaiah / by Attila Bodor.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] | Series: Supplements to textual history of the Bible, 2214–5958 ; volume 5 | Revision of author’s thesis (doctoral)—Pontificio Istituto Biblico, 2020, titled The theological profile of the Peshitta of Isaiah : a study of the interpretative readings. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: “In The Theological Profile of the Peshitta of Isaiah, Attila Bodor explores theological elements in the book of Isaiah as represented in the Peshitta. Through a close study of its interpretative renderings, the author shows that this lesser-known ancient version is not only an important witness to textual history and a repository of early exegetical traditions but also testifies to the beliefs of the early Syriac-speaking community from which the Peshitta emerged. In the monograph, sixty-three Peshitta divergences from the Hebrew version of Isaiah are collected and analyzed in order to illustrate the theological implications and the impact of these divergent renderings on the interpretation and reception of the major Isaianic themes that treat God, the Messiah, and the people of God.”—Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021031525 (print) | LCCN 2021031526 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004469037 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004469129 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Bible. Isaiah. Syriac. Peshitta. | Bible. Isaiah. Syriac. Peshitta—Versions. | Bible. Isaiah—Criticism, interpretation, etc. | Bible. Isaiah—Comparative studies.
Classification: LCC BS1514.S97 P472 2021 (print) | LCC BS1514.S97 (ebook) | DDC 224/.1043—dc23
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ISSN 2214-5958
ISBN 978-90-04-46903-7 (hardback)
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