Rocco errico is a near eastern theologian and aramaic expert. It was derived, both old and new testaments, from the syriac peshitta, the bible used by the assyrian church of. Lamsa bible translation the splendor of the church. Holy bible from ancient eastern manuscripts by lamsa. Lamsas translation of the bible renders the phrase in acts 20. This is a free download of the lamsa bible or holy bible from the ancient eastern text by george m. But i still remember the strange things it says to this day. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Lamsa s translation from the aramaic of the peshitta is not a new bible but a new translation of distinction. How is the george lamsa translation of the bible from. The aramaic phrase for i am is ena na, which is a divine utterance 97% of the time it appears in the peshitta tanach. The aramaic bible in plain english translation general. The lamsa bible is supposedly a translation of the aramaic peshitta bible, authored by.
And again i say unto you it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of god. The word church in a small letter noun is used many times in the bible and many say it does not mean it refers to the organized church though this is debatable. What they told us was that the bible fym used for acts 20. Take heed therefore to yourselves and to all the flock, over which the holy spirit has appointed you overseers, to feed the church of christ which he has purchased with his blood. He is the man in the video, the author and translator of the aramaic bible in plain english translation in the video link below. George lamsa translation of the peshitta read the bible. The author, through gods grace, is the only one with the knowledge of aramaic, the bible customs and idioms, and the knowledge of the english language who has ever translated the holy bible from the original aramaic texts into english and written. Noyes new testament bible research by michael marlowe. Lamsa bible holy bible from the ancient eastern text by. One of the fb posts of joe ventilacion is, with me is dr. I used the lamsa bible myself, when i was into the occult, over two decades ago. There are those who criticize the iglesia ni cristo for their use of the lamsa version when quoting acts 20. Lamsa appeared to have used a nestorian copy as one basis for his english translation, along with a dependence on the revised standard version for some portions of his translation.
Lamsa appeared to have used a nestorian copy as one basis for his english translation, along with a dependence on the revised standard. Though in fact the peshitta does not have four lines in this verse. Aramaic of the peshitta holy bible from the ancient eastern texts. Take heed therefore to yourselves and to all the flock over which the holy spirit has appointed your overseers, to feed the church of christ which he has purchased with his blood. First of all, what is the purpose of purchasing the church with his blood. Back to the topic, it is likely the inc used only romans 16. The lamsa bible does lean more toward the kjv than it needs to, but andrew gabriel roth translatoreditor of the aent states that its a decent translation of the peshitta tanach. Inany case, aramaic speech is an underlying factor and new testament writersdrew on documents written in aramaic.
Lamsa s translation of the bible particularly in acts the christian family members will disagree with or renounce the values of their family and their family will persecute them. It was derived, both old and new testaments, from the syriac. Acts romans 1 corinthians 2 corinthians galatians ephesians philippians colossians 1 thessalonians 2 thessalonians 1 timothy 2 timothy titus. Lamsa version is a bible translation from the aramaic peshitta. The many false bible versions since 1881 on the market today three different lists. That is to make gentiles and israelites one called as one new man, as. The lamsa bible is supposedly a translation of the aramaic peshitta bible, authored by occultist george lamsa. Take heed therefore to yourselves and to all the flock over which the holy spirit has appointed your overseers. A notable difference between lamsa s translation and other lamea of the new testament occurs in the fourth of the words of jesus on the cross eli, eli, lama sabachthani.
The lettering is way too small to read in the paperback version lamsa s translation of the bible particularly in acts ive read parts of the messianic jewish translation en. The holy bible from ancient eastern manuscripts commonly called the lamsa bible was published by george m. Because churches of christ and church of christ are mentioned in romans 16. Lamsa, the translator, devoted the major partof his life to this work. Lamsa bible scorpiosniper2 07252014 he is taking liberties with the aramaic in that verse. Its the closest english translation of the original aramaic peshitta manuscripts. One bible translation the new world translation renders acts 20. Is the first world war really started on july 27, 1914. Be shepherds of the church of god, which he bought with his own blood. Reprinted several times by the same publisher, and made available on the internet at in 2009 george rapall noyes 17981868 was a professor of hebrew and lecturer on biblical. Iglesia ni cristo to celebrate grand opening in central lubbock carlos christian philosophy is best summed up in acts 2028 of the lamsa bible. I give this bible 5 stars cause it exposes that the bible has been tampered with. Branhamevangelist and personal friend to lamsa 12 has said and we find that though translators may fight each other, scripts.
Exiglesia ni cristo is a subreddit for members who have left iglesia ni cristo church of christ. Dear jose ventilacion, turuan mo itong student mo na feeling scholar, nagkakalat sya ng kasinungalingan sa social media. From the ancient eastern text kindle edition by lamsa, george mamishisho. Translated from the greek text of tischendorf, by george r. Critics say that the phrase church of christ as written in the lamsa.
Are there other bible translations that has church of chirst in acts 20. He used as his base text the king james bible, and changed. He teaches from the holy bible, a translation from aramaic to english by his mentor dr. Critics say that the phrase church of christ as written in the lamsa version is incorrect and that the correct one is church of god. George lamsa bible pdf read and study in the george lamsa translation of the peshitta. If the lamsa bible was released in 1933, did inc use acts 20. Read and study in the george lamsa translation of the peshitta. The english translation of the verse in syriac manuscripts such as ms. The 26 doctrinal lessons of the iglesia ni cristo the. The iglesia ni cristo church of christ uses george m. If the lamsa bible was released in 1933, did inc use acts. Lamsa s translation of the bible particularly in acts 20.
The lamsa bible contains the exact phrase church of christ in acts 20. Based on the statements of some old ministers, they did acknowledge that there was no lamsa yet when fym started preaching. The iglesia ni cristo often quotes the lamsa translation of acts 20. August 5, 1892 september 22, 1975 was an assyrian author. The bible translators are not named but it is highly unlikely that they would wish to be identified as either evangelical protestants or evangelical catholics.
Lamsa claimed that he was the only person on earth able to accurately interpret the bible. He was born in mar bishu in what is now the extreme east of turkey. Glenn david bauscher is working on translating the old testament from the peshitta. Review the peshitta bible ancient syriacaramaic by. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading holy bible. A native aramaic speaker, he translated the aramaic peshitta literally straight, simple old and new testaments into english. The aramaic bible in plain english translation page 2. Iglesia ni cristo whenever faced with the challenge. Is it true fym declared himself as a messenger only in 1922.
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