James Murdock (scholar)
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James Murdock (1776–1856) was an American biblical scholar, born in Westbrook, Connecticut.
He made the first translation of the New Testament from the Syriac Peshitta into English in 1851.[1]
Works
References
- ^ William E. Paul English Language Bible Translators 1476610231 2009 Page 170 "Murdock,. James. (1776–1856) [NT] James Murdock was born in Westbrook, Connecticut, of Scotch-Irish descent. He entered Yale College, New Haven, at the age of 17, and graduated in 1797 (A.B.), second in his class ... Having been somewhat familiar with the Syriac language, Murdock says that, when he was nearly 70 years old, he began reading the Peshitta Syriac Version of the New Testament “to extend (my) own long cherished but scanty knowledge of the Syriac language."
External links
- James Murdock's English Peshitta translation (Dukhrana Biblical Research)
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