Peshitta
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The Peshitta is the standard Syriac version of the Bible, historically central to Syriac Christianity’s scripture and liturgy.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peshitta canonical | 8 |
| Peshitta Bible tradition | 1 |
| Philoxenian version of the Syriac New Testament | 1 |
| Syriac versions | 1 |
| the Peshitta | 1 |
| the Syriac Peshitta Bible | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T366823 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peshitta Context triple: [Syriac, importantTextualTradition, Peshitta]
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A.
Septuagint
The Septuagint is an ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures that became the primary Old Testament text for early Christians and Greek-speaking Jews.
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B.
Textus Receptus
Textus Receptus is a traditional printed Greek New Testament text compiled in the 16th century that became the primary basis for many early Protestant Bible translations.
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C.
Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the oldest and most complete surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible, written in Greek on parchment in the 4th century.
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D.
Vulgate
The Vulgate is the late-4th-century Latin version of the Bible, traditionally attributed to St. Jerome, that became the Catholic Church’s standard biblical text for many centuries.
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E.
Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus is a 4th-century Greek biblical manuscript held in the Vatican Library and regarded as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the text of the Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peshitta Target entity description: The Peshitta is the standard Syriac version of the Bible, historically central to Syriac Christianity’s scripture and liturgy.
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A.
Septuagint
The Septuagint is an ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures that became the primary Old Testament text for early Christians and Greek-speaking Jews.
-
B.
Textus Receptus
Textus Receptus is a traditional printed Greek New Testament text compiled in the 16th century that became the primary basis for many early Protestant Bible translations.
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C.
Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the oldest and most complete surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible, written in Greek on parchment in the 4th century.
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D.
Vulgate
The Vulgate is the late-4th-century Latin version of the Bible, traditionally attributed to St. Jerome, that became the Catholic Church’s standard biblical text for many centuries.
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E.
Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus is a 4th-century Greek biblical manuscript held in the Vatican Library and regarded as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the text of the Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible translation
ⓘ
Syriac Bible ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Pš ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 2nd to 5th century CE ⓘ |
| canonStatus | standard Bible of Syriac churches ⓘ |
| category |
Christian Bible versions
ⓘ
Syriac literature ⓘ |
| contains |
New Testament
ⓘ
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| earlyNewTestamentOmissions |
2 John
ⓘ
Second Epistle of Peter ⓘ
surface form:
2 Peter
3 John ⓘ Jude ⓘ Book of Revelation ⓘ
surface form:
Revelation
|
| etymology | from Syriac word meaning "simple" or "common" ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English translations
ⓘ
German translations ⓘ other modern language translations ⓘ |
| influenced |
Syriac biblical commentary tradition
ⓘ
Syriac hymnography ⓘ Syriac patristic literature ⓘ |
| language | Syriac ⓘ |
| liturgicalRole | primary lectionary text in Syriac rites ⓘ |
| newTestamentLanguageContext | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| newTestamentType | Syriac version of the New Testament ⓘ |
| notableFeature | excludes some later Greek New Testament books in early form ⓘ |
| oldTestamentSourceTradition |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Septuagint ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| partOf | Syriac Christian liturgy ⓘ |
| region |
Mesopotamia
ⓘ
Syriac-speaking Near East ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Syriac script ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Syriac studies
ⓘ
biblical studies ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| textualFamily | Syriac textual tradition ⓘ |
| theologicalRole | authoritative scriptural text for Syriac theology ⓘ |
| tradition |
Syriac Churches
ⓘ
surface form:
Syriac Christianity
|
| use |
biblical study
ⓘ
liturgical reading ⓘ theological exegesis ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Chaldean Catholic Church
ⓘ
Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ
surface form:
Church of the East
Maronite Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Maronite Church
Syriac Catholic Church ⓘ Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ various Syriac Protestant communities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peshitta Description of subject: The Peshitta is the standard Syriac version of the Bible, historically central to Syriac Christianity’s scripture and liturgy.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Syriac versions
this entity surface form:
Peshitta Bible tradition
this entity surface form:
Philoxenian version of the Syriac New Testament
this entity surface form:
the Syriac Peshitta Bible