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1 John (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ by John the ApostleJohn the Apostle. “1 John (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ.” Based upon G. H. Gwilliam, J. Pinkerton and John Gwynn eds., The New Testament in Syriac [ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ] (London: British and Foreign Bible Society, 1905). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 1, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/141.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/141
James (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܫܠܝܚܐ by James the ApostleJames the Apostle. “James (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܫܠܝܚܐ.” Based upon G. H. Gwilliam, J. Pinkerton and John Gwynn eds., The New Testament in Syriac [ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ] (London: British and Foreign Bible Society, 1905). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 1, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/138.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/138
Demonstration 19: A Letter against the Jews, because they say that they will be gathered together - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܥܠ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܩܝܡ ܗܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܡܬܟܢܫܘ by AphrahatAphrahat. “Demonstration 19: A Letter against the Jews, because they say that they will be gathered together - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܥܠ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܩܝܡ ܗܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܡܬܟܢܫܘ.” Based upon Jean Parisot ed., Aphraatis Sapientis Persae Demonstrationes, Patrologia Syriaca,vol. 1.1 (Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1894) . Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified April 26, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/19.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/19
Hebrews (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ by Anonymous “Hebrews (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ.” Based upon G. H. Gwilliam, J. Pinkerton and John Gwynn eds., The New Testament in Syriac [ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ] (London: British and Foreign Bible Society, 1905). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 1, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/137.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/137
Letter from Rabbula to Andrew of Samosata - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪ ܪܒܘܠܐ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܕܪܐܘܣ ܕܫܡܝܫܛ by Rabbula of EdessaRabbula of Edessa. “Letter from Rabbula to Andrew of Samosata - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪ ܪܒܘܠܐ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܕܪܐܘܣ ܕܫܡܝܫܛ .” Based upon Julian Joseph Overbeck ed., S. Ephraemi Syri, Rabulae episcopi Edesseni, Balaei aliorumque Opera selecta e codicibus syriacis manuscriptis in museo Britannico et bibliotheca Bodleiana asservatis primus (Oxonii [Oxford]: Clarendoniano, 1865). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified November 7, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/494.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/494
Philippians (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܦܝܠܝܦܣܝ̈ܐ by Paul the ApostlePaul the Apostle. “Philippians (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܦܝܠܝܦܣܝ̈ܐ.” Based upon G. H. Gwilliam, J. Pinkerton and John Gwynn eds., The New Testament in Syriac [ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ] (London: British and Foreign Bible Society, 1905). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 1, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/129.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/129
Ephesians (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܦܣܝ̈ܐ by Paul the ApostlePaul the Apostle. “Ephesians (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܦܣܝ̈ܐ.” Based upon G. H. Gwilliam, J. Pinkerton and John Gwynn eds., The New Testament in Syriac [ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ] (London: British and Foreign Bible Society, 1905). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 1, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/128.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/128
Galatians (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܓܠܛܝ̈ܐ by Paul the ApostlePaul the Apostle. “Galatians (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܓܠܛܝ̈ܐ.” Based upon G. H. Gwilliam, J. Pinkerton and John Gwynn eds., The New Testament in Syriac [ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ] (London: British and Foreign Bible Society, 1905). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 1, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/127.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/127
Titus (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܛܝܛܘܣ by Paul the ApostlePaul the Apostle. “Titus (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܛܝܛܘܣ.” Based upon G. H. Gwilliam, J. Pinkerton and John Gwynn eds., The New Testament in Syriac [ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ] (London: British and Foreign Bible Society, 1905). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 1, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/135.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/135
2 Timothy (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܕܬܪܬܝܢ by Paul the ApostlePaul the Apostle. “2 Timothy (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܕܬܪܬܝܢ.” Based upon G. H. Gwilliam, J. Pinkerton and John Gwynn eds., The New Testament in Syriac [ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ] (London: British and Foreign Bible Society, 1905). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 1, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/134.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/134