The Message of Matthew : An Annotated Parallel Aramaic-English Gospel of Matthew - Softcover

Errico, Rocco A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0963129201 ISBN 13: 9780963129208

Publisher: Noohra Foundation, 1991

Synopsis

Dr. Errico's stirring translation of the ancient Aramaic Peshitta text of Matthew is further enriched with his stimulating and illuminating annotations. This book transports you back to the first century Palestinian Semitic Aramaic-Hebrew culture and world in which Jesus taught his universal message. The Message of Matthew is written in a simple, direct style. The English translation is printed on the left side of the page with footnotes. The aramaic text is printed on the right with additional footnotes in English. These valuable footnotes explain the meanings of Aramaic words and customs with supplementary historical information.

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About the Author

Rocco A. Errico, Th.D., D.D., is an ordained minister, author and lecturer and one of the nation's leading biblical scholars working from the original Aramaic texts. Dr. Errico is the recipient of numerous awards and academic degrees, including a doctorate in Letters from the College of Seminarians, The Apostolic Succession of Antioch and the Church of the East American See, a doctorate in Divinity from St. Ephrem's Institute in Sweden, and a doctorate in Philosophy from the School of Christianity in Los Angeles. For ten years he studied intensively with Dr. George M. Lamsa, world-renowned native Assyrian scholar of the Scriptures. In 1970 Dr. Errico established the Noohra Foundation, which is dedicated to helping people of all faiths to understand the Near Eastern background and Aramaic interpretation of the Bible.

Edition details

• Publisher: Noohra Foundation
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0963129201
• ISBN 13: 9780963129208
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288