Harklean version

Syriac language bible translation by Thomas of Harqel completed in 616 AD in Egypt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Harklean version, designated by syrh, is a Syriac language bible translation by Thomas of Harqel completed in 616 AD at the Enaton in Egypt.[1][2][3] The Harklean version has close affinities with the Byzantine text-type.[4]

The inter-relationship between various significant ancient manuscripts of the Old Testament (some identified by their siglum). LXX here denotes the original Septuagint.

The version is partly based on the earlier Philoxenian version, partly a new and very literal translation from the Greek New Testament.[5]

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