The Book of Jonah in Four Semitic Versions: Chaldee, Syriac, Aethiopic & Arabic

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.

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Key Features

• Help’s Hebrew learners explore cognate dialects
• Presents full Chaldee, Syriac, Aethiopic, and Arabic texts
• Provides a glossary for each version

Product Details

• Title: The Book of Jonah in Four Semitic Versions: Chaldee, Syriac, Aethiopic & Arabic
• Author: W. Wright
• Publisher: Williams and Norgate
• Publication Date: 1857
• Pages: 145
• Resource Type: Commentaries
• Topic: Minor Prophets

About William Wright

William Wright (1830–1889) was a famed British Orientalist and Professor of Arabic at the University of Cambridge. His authored and edited works include Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles and Fragments of the Homilies of Cyril of Alexandria on the Gospel of S. Luke.