Ancient Christian Coptic
Posted By admin on July 17, 2009
Ancient Christian Coptic
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What can we learn from ancient translations of the Bible (LXX, Syriac, Coptic, etc.)?
Many early Christians used a translation of the Hebrew Bible, the Septuagint (LXX), and very early translated the New Testament into Syriac, Latin, Coptic, Armenian, Ethiopic.
Some of those translations have readings that vary somewhat from critical OT and NT texts.
Can we learn anything beneficial from their readings?
Serious and informed answers only, please.
The definitions of some ancient words are obscure. Those translations help shine light on the meanings.
The ancient translations can help in textual criticism. These translations were made from very old versions of the Biblical text. After the Bible was completed, copyists started to take liberties with the text. We have a few ancient manuscripts in the original language that help establish the text. The old translations can also help confirm the original reading.
We can also see how the translators viewed what original language was saying. This is beneficial because the translators were closer in time to the originals than we are. For example, in John 1:1, an ancient Coptic translation says "the word was a god," showing that they saw the Greek as a qualitative, rather than a definite, statement.
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