Early Bible Translations Collection (15 vols.)

by C. W. H. Pauli; J. W. Etheridge; Agnes Smith Lewis; James Murdock

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Publishers:

London Society’s House; Longman; C. J. Clay and Sons; Cambridge University Press

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, 1808–1915

Overview

Featuring fifteen historically significant volumes, the Early Bible Translations collection includes English translations of some of the earliest biblical language texts and translations of the Bible from seven respected translators. These translations contributed to a renewed interest in these original language texts, making them more accessible to an English-speaking audience. This collection includes:

• Charles Thomson’s English translation of the Greek Bible, both the Septuagint and the New Testament
• James Murdock’s English translation of the Syrian New Testament
• Agnes Smith Lewis’ English translation of the Four Gospels from the Syriac of the Sinaitic Palimpsest
• Francis Crawford Burkitt’s English translation of the Curetonian Version of the Four Gospels
• J.W. Etheridge’s English translation of the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan ben Uzziel on the Pentateuch
• C.W.H. Pauli’s English translation of the Chaldee Paraphrase on the Prophet Isaiah, also known as the Targum Isaiah
• J.W. Etheridge’s English translation of the New Testament from the Peshitta
• William Norton’s Peshito-Syriac and Greek comparison of Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, and 1 John
• J.W. Etheridge’s in-depth look into the English translation of Matthew and Hebrews from the ancient Syriac

The volumes in the Early Bible Translations (15 vols.) collection continue to be of scholarly use today in the study of the textual transmission of the Bible and in the historical study of Christian theology. The Early Bible Translations (15 vols.) collection is your direct link for studying some of the earliest cultures who read the Bible, providing context for how they read and interpreted it.

You can also use the Text Comparison Tool for a side-by-side comparison of your preferred Bible translation with each of these volumes. The Early Bible Translations (15 vols.) collection is fully integrated with the other resources in Logos, including maps, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and numerous other Bible study tools, and you can link them with the original language texts and tools in your library, such as The Peshitta and the German Bible Society Bundle. This makes the Early Bible Translations (15 vols.) collection more powerful and easier to access than ever before for reading, translations, sermon preparation, research, and Bible study.

Key Features

• English translations of some of the earliest original language texts of the Bible
• These translations offer a unique double value: evidential and exegetical
• Important works for the study of the Old and New Testaments

Product Details

• Title: Early Bible Translations
• Volumes: 15
• Pages: 6,704