Syriac-language manuscripts of the

New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...

include some of the earliest and most important witnesses for

textual criticism of the New Testament Textual criticism of the New Testament is the identification of textual variants, or different versions of the New Testament, whose goals include identification of transcription errors, analysis of versions, and attempts to reconstruct the origi ...

. Over 350 Syriac manuscripts of the New Testament have survived into the 21st century. The majority of them represent the

Peshitta The Peshitta ( syc, ܦܫܺܝܛܬܳܐ ''or'' ') is the standard version of the Bible for churches in the Syriac tradition, including the Maronite Church, the Chaldean Catholic Church, the Syriac Catholic Church, the Syriac Orthodox Church, the ...

version. Only a very few manuscripts represent Old Syriac versions. Some manuscripts represent a mixed or eclectic text.

Manuscripts housed at the British Library, Additional Manuscripts

Manuscripts housed in the Bodleian Library

* Dawkins 27, * Huntington MS 133 — Bodleian Library