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Syrian Churches a general name for that portion of the Oriental Church which had its seat in Syria, and which was anciently comprehended in the patriarchate of Antioch and (after that of Jerusalem obtained a distinct jurisdiction) in the :patriarchate of Jerusalem. The Syrian Church of the early centuries was exceedingly flourishing. Before the end … Continue reading “Syrian Churches”

SYRIAN CHRISTIANS the number of Syrian churches is greater than has been supposed. There are, at this time, fifty-five churches in Malayala, acknowledging the Patriarch of Antioch. The church was erected by the present bishop, in 1793. See Evang. Mag. for 1807, p. 480. The Syrian Christians are not Nestorians. Formerly, indeed, they had bishops … Continue reading “SYRIAN CHRISTIANS”

Syrian (, Arummi, Gen 25:20; Gen 28:5; Gen 31:20; Gen 31:24; Deu 26:5, 2 Kings 5, 20; fem. , Arammiydh, 1Ch 7:14, Aramitess; plur. masc. , Arammim, 2Ki 8:28-29; 2Ki 16:6 [where the text has , which the marg. corrects to , Edomites]; 2Ch 22:5; but Syrians is elsewhere the rendering of , Aranz; , … Continue reading “Syrian”

Syriamaachah [Syria-ma’achah] See MAACHAH, No. 10. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary

Syriac Versions The following account of the translations of the Holy Scriptures in the ancient Syriac language is sufficiently copious on the general subject. SEE VEISIONS. I. The Old Testament. There are two Syriac translations of this part of the Bible, one made directly from the original, and the other from an ancient Greek version. … Continue reading “Syriac Versions”

Syriac, Syrian Tongue The language that was spoken in Syria was substantially the same as Chaldee. The Hebrew word is aramith. See ARAMAIC. 2Ki 18:26; Ezr 4:7; Isa 36:11; Dan 2:4. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary

Syriac Liturgy SEE JAMES, ST., LITURGY OF; SEE SYRIAC LITERATURE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Syriac Literature The Syriac literature is preeminently religious. The oldest monument is the Syrica version of the Bible, called the Peshitha or Peshito, for which SEE SYRIAC VERSIONS. Like the Jews, the Syrians treated their Bible in Maasoretic manner which may be seen from the superscriptions added to some books. Thus we read.at the end … Continue reading “Syriac Literature”

Syriac Language and Literature Syriac is the important branch of the group of Semitic languages known as Aramaic. In the time of Alexander the Great, Aramaic was the official language of all the nations from Asia Minor to Persia, from Armenia to Arabian Peninsula. It was divided into two dialects: the western, used in Palestine … Continue reading “Syriac Language and Literature”

Syriac Language This represents the Western dialect of that branch of the Shemitic or Syro- Arabian languages usually termed the Aramaean (q.v.), the Eastern being represented by the Challee (q.v.). The affinity between the Chaldee and Syriac is indeed so close that but for a few orthographical changes, and especially the difference in written character, … Continue reading “Syriac Language”