Observations on Some Biblical Citations in Ephrem’s Commentary on Genesis

Observations on Some Biblical Citations in Ephrem’s Commentary on GenesisAramaic StudiesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/IZHXLP84/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Jerome AlanLundObservations on Some Biblical Citations in Ephrem’s Commentary on Genesishttp://syriaca.org/cbss/IZHXLP84https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/IZHXLP84https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/IZHXLP84Aramaic Studies4:22006207-220The biblical citations recorded by Ephrem in section VI of his <i>Commentary on Genesis</i> (Gen. 5.32–9.16) support the Peshitta textual stream represented by MS 5b1 = 8/5b1 as over against that represented by MS 7a1. Ephrem’s approach of weaving the biblical text into the fabric of his retelling of the story of Genesis affects the evaluation of potential variant readings. Stylistic improvement, compression, abbreviation, and lexical substitution for the purpose of drawing together large stretches of text characterize his biblical citations. Lund, Jerome Alan. “Observations on Some Biblical Citations in Ephrem’s Commentary on Genesis.” Aramaic Studies 4:2 (2006): 207–20. Jerome Alan Lund, Observations on Some Biblical Citations in Ephrem’s Commentary on Genesis, Aramaic Studies 4:2 (2006): 207–20.EphremFloodGenesisIV CEOld TestamentPeshitta OTcommentaryexegesisquotationstextual criticism