RT Article
T1 What is the Relationship between the Two Ancient Syriac Peshitta Versions of 1 Maccabees?: A New Proposal that Challenges the Classical Explanation
JF Aramaic studies
VO 18
IS 1
SP 64
OP 98
A1 Carbajosa, Ignacio 1967-
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1699208506
AB The Syriac version of 1 Macc. that is preserved in Codex Ambrosianus (7a1) is very different from the one attested in the rest of the manuscripts of the Peshitta. This double attestation is typically explained by a hypothesis first put forward by G. Schmidt in 1897 that sees the version of 7a1 (Syr-2) as a revision of the original Syriac translation (Syr-1), which is the one attested in the majority of the manuscripts. This article aims to challenge this theory. In fact, this study shows that there is no relationship between Syr-1 and Syr-2, that is, Syr-2 cannot be considered a revision of Syr-1 (intended to eliminate additions), but must be understood as a new translation made from the Greek. For its part, Syr-1 is characterised by a number of double readings that could be interpreted as the work of an editor who preserves readings from two different Syriac versions of 1 Macc.
K1 Peshitta
K1 Philoxenian
K1 Syriac Bible versions
K1 Syro-Hexapla
K1 manuscript tradition
DO 10.1163/17455227-bja10004