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Lamsa, George Mamishisho was born on August 5, 1892 in Mar Bishoo, Kurdistan. Came to the United States, 1916. Naturalized, 1923. Son of Jando Peshah and Sarah (Yokhanan) Lamsa.
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George M. Lamsa was an Assyrian author and native Aramaic speaker, who translated the Aramaic Peshitta (literally "straight, simple") Old and New Testaments into English. In this work, he explains his views on the customs, manners and idioms of Biblical times.
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This book, like its predecessor Aramaic Light on the Gospel of Matthew, carries you back almost two thousand years, providing a clear perspective of Jesus in the light of his own language, people and times. However, this volume is unique in that it provides insight into the psychology of Jesus' healing methods. This inimitable commentary acts as a Near Eastern guide, taking you through the heart of the gospels, illuminating difficult and puzzling passages and offering unparalleled insight into the character and behavior of Near Eastern Semites. Dr. Errico has not only edited, expanded and annotated Dr. Lamsa's commentaries, Gospel Light and More Light on the Gospels, he has also added information derived from his continual research in Aramaic word meanings and Near Eastern Semitic studies and completed unpublished material that the two of them had only outlined just before Dr. Lamsa died in 1975.
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By George M. Lamsa, previously author of Gospel Light, New Testament Commentary and other Biblical works. ISBN 0-87981-096-3. The purpose of this "nohara", or commentary, is to throw light on obscure passages in Bible translations, to correct the words which have been mistranslated, and thus to recover the lost meaning of the verses; to explain biblical idioms, metaphors, allegories, customs, and manners which in their ancient context are difficult and unfamiliar to Western minds, but simple for the Easterners to understand. After all, the Old Testament was written first in Semitic languages, for Semitic people, centuries before Greek, Latin, and the present European languages were born. The New Testament was written for the descendants of the same people. And the authors of this sacred literature wre moved by the Holy Spirit. They lived in a world of unseen realities.
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THE KINGDOM ON EARTH, by Dr. George M. Lamsa, gives the reader a 192 page narrative account of the Sermon On The Mount and The Lord's Prayer as seen from the perspective of one who grew up as an Aramaic-speaking Christian in the Near East and who is familiar with the Holy Land. This little book on the Beatitudes is often referred to as "The Constitution for the Kingdom of God on Earth".
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Dr. Lamsa presents provocative theories surrounding the origin and development of the New Testament writings. His research challendes long-held assumptions in Western scholarship, such as his discoveries that the New Testament was first written in Aramaic; not Greek. Matthew was the earliest Godpel writer, recording the words of Christ while He was bodily present on Earth. Mark, Luke & Paul were born in the years following Jesus' death, and were not contemporaries of Jesis. Dr. Lamsa offers a historical overview on the transmission of the Aramaic New Testament texts, and "New Testament Origin" is an invaluable resource for both students and scholars.
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This handsome new edition of the authoritative English translation of the Aramaic (Syriac) Old and New Testaments--the language of Jesus--clarifies difficult passages and offers fresh insight on the Bible's message.
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World-renowned Bible translator and commentator George M. Lamsa explains nearly one thousand crucial idioms that will enrich reading of the Old and New Testaments for students and general reader alike. Lamsa, who was raised speaking Aramaic in a community that followed customs largely unchanged since the times of Christ, offers fresh, accurate translations of important idioms, metaphors, and figures of speech found in the Scripture--and provides clear explanations of their meaning of biblical context. Just as Shakespeare, Milton, and Browning wrote in the vernacular for English-speaking people, Moses the prophets, and the apostles wrote for their own people in the plain language of their times, so that even the unlearned might understand God's Word. Over the centuries, inaccurate translations and misunderstandings of customs and concepts have led to difficulties in bringing the biblical message to contemporary English-speaking readers. For example, when a man says to Jesus, "let me bury my father," Lamsa points out that this expression means, "Let me first take care of my father until he dies." Traditionally, scholars assumed that this man's father was dead and that Jesus was not interested in his burial. Lamsa's scholarship offers a more accurate understanding of the intent and spirit of this passage. Idioms in the Bible Explained and a Key to the Original Gospels goes far in correcting such errors that have crept into Biblical scholarship. Obscure and difficult passages from both Old and New Testaments are listed and compared with the King James version (though it will be helpful when used with any English version). These make clear the original meaning of such ancient idioms and assure that our grasp of the biblical message is more sound and rewarding. To further uncover the original teachings of Scripture, Idioms in the Bible Explained and a Key to the Original Gospels, Lamsa discusses at greater length such topics as "The Language of Jesus," "Aramaic Phraseology," "The Sayings of Jesus," "Early Translations," and more..
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Gives a brief account of the history and traditions of the modern Assyrian people, and the fateful history of the Church of the East. The first seven Chapters are dedicated to the modern period, while the final six chapters discuss Christian-Moslem relations and the fate of the Church of the East and the Assyrian people during and after World War I.
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The book is entitled My Neighbor Jesus because that is the way that George Lamsa sees him. Jesus is not someone mysterious to him. Jesus is someone he recognizes, whose daily life is not unlike the life Lamsa himself had growing up. He grew up in a remote region of ancient lands where the customs, manners, and idioms, as well as the language of the Bible had been preserved throughout the centuries. He then wrote as one who had first hand knowledge and experience with the peoples, places, and traditions interwoven into the narrative of the Scriptural record. When Lamsa came to the Gospels and read about Jesus Christ, he understood him in ways that escape the average person simply because the Western reader is a foreigner to the land where Jesus lived. And through his eyes, the reader comes to know Jesus more intimately as well.
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Dust jacket notes: "'Love is the hidden force which at birth binds your body and soul together...it is the key which opens the petals of your heart and lets the flowers unfold before the sun, so that the sweet fragrance may ascend as an offering to the god of nature.' Thus the holy man, in his ancient shrine, begins to read from the first scroll, sharing its message of love with his listeners. And as he reads on, opening scroll after scroll -- twelve in all -- it becomes apparent that this is a book of rare poetic wisdom, based on the time-honored teachings of Near East wise men and the literature of the Old Testament. A large part of And the Scroll Opened... recreates the author's own experiences on pilgrimages during his youth to the almost legendary shrine of Korra-Jenney. There people flocked from far away to a rock believed to have magical powers and to listen to a famous sage read to them from scrolls of undetermined antiquity. After an introductory chapter leading into the romantic world of the sage and his shrine, the reader is made to feel as if he were there while, through a long day and the night that follows, the scrolls are opened and read, imparting the knowledge and understanding of the ages. The scrolls deal with all basic aspects of being human: love, marriage, children, happiness and sorrow, faith, prayer, flowers, wealth, government, freedom, time, and life in the hereafter. 'Time,' the holy man intones, 'never looks behind or listens to those who have refused to greet the sound of its feet and listen to the melody of its drum.'"
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Aramaic Light on the Gospel of John, like its predecessors Aramaic Light on the Gospel of Matthew and Aramaic Light on the Gospels of Mark and Luke, carries you back into the Near Eastern, Semitic times of Jesus of Nazareth. It is unique in that it provides insight into the Aramaic language and Semitic customs of almost two thousand years ago. If you instinctively shy away from "commentaries"—This one will surprise you. No dull theological seminary textbook, the approach is simple, informative, and scholarly, without using specialized theological terminology. This inimitable commentary acts a Near Eastern guide, revealing to the Western mind a more intimate picture of the socio-religious and psychological environment of the period. It offers an understanding of the character and behavior of Near Eastern Semites. This is the field of Dr. Errico's and Dr. Lamsa's research and expertise. They bring clarification to many misunderstood passages and sayings of Jesus. Learn the Semitic meanings behind such terms as "the Word," "Light," "Life," "Christ." Understand what Jesus meant when he said "No man comes to the Father except through me" and many other sayings that appear to be sectarian and exclusive. This volume is more than a revision of Dr. Lamsa's commentaries, Gospel Light, 1936, and More Light on the Gospel, 1968. Dr. Errico has edited, expanded and annotated these previous works in the new format that Dr. Lamsa desired. In addition, this book contains unpublished material that the two of them outlined just before Dr. Lamsa died in 1975. Dr. Errico completed these comments and has added information derived from his continual research in Near Eastern Semitic studies.
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Lamsa, George Mamishisho was born on August 5, 1892 in Mar Bishoo, Kurdistan. Came to the United States, 1916. Naturalized, 1923. Son of Jando Peshah and Sarah (Yokhanan) Lamsa.
AB, Archbishop of Canterbury's College, Urmiah, Persia, 1907; student, English School, Van, Turkey, 1907-1908; student, Virginia Theological Seminary, 1918-1921; special courses, Dropsie College, 1942-1944.
Field secretary, Archbishop Canterbury's Assyrian Mission in American, 1925-1931. Translator scriptures from Aramaic. Founder Christian Jewish Mohammedan Society, 1923, Aramaic Bible Society, 1943.
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Fellow Royal Society Arts (London), American Oriental Society, American Geography Society. Member Author's League American.