Old Testament Translation Publication
- When
- 1852
- Where
- Urmia
Perkins's Old Testament translation in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic was published in 1852, featuring parallel columns of ancient and modern Syriac text.
Perkins produced a translation of the Old Testament in 1852. This work was part of his broader linguistic efforts to document the vernacular Assyrian neo-Aramaic spoken by Christians in northwest Iran. The publication included text in ancient and modern Syriac in parallel columns. No supplied passage identifies the publisher of this specific 1852 volume, though the American Bible Society generally publishes and distributes interconfessional Bible translations.
Sources
- Justin Perkins Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01
- American Bible Society Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-20
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