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Peshitta
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The Peshitta ( or '''') is the standard Syriac edition of the Bible for the Syriac churches and traditions that follow the liturgy of the Syriac rites.
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- Instance of
- Bible translation
- Image
- Syriac papyri.jpg
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- edition or translation of
- Bible
- Stack Exchange tag
- hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/tags/peshitta
- title
- ܦܫܺܝܛܬܳܐ
- Commons category
- Peshitta
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- language of work or name
- Syriac
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- Brief history
- New Testament
- Critical edition of the New Testament
- Translations
- Manuscripts
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
The Peshitta ( or '') is the standard Syriac edition of the Bible for the Syriac churches and traditions that follow the liturgy of the Syriac rites.
The Peshitta is originally and traditionally written in the Classical Syriac dialect of the Aramaic language, although editions of the Peshitta can be translated and/or written in different languages.
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