Philip Edward Pusey (1830-1880), son of the Hebrew scholar and leader of the Anglo-Catholic Oxford Movement,
Edward Bouverie Pusey
Edward Bouverie Pusey (; 22 August 180016 September 1882) was an English Anglican cleric, for more than fifty years Regius Professor of Hebrew at the University of Oxford. He was one of the leading figures in the Oxford Movement.
Early years
...
, was an English
Aramaicist. He started the work continued by
George Gwilliam
George Henry Gwilliam (28 July 1846 – 17 November 1913) was an English Aramaicist and Hebraist.
Gwilliam was born in Bristol, the second son of Samuel Gwilliam. He was educated at King's College London and Jesus College, Oxford (BA 1871, MA 187 ...
on making an edition of the Aramaic New Testament of 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 utility of the edition is however limited by its reliance on late sources.
[''The text of the New Testament: an introduction to the critical ...'' Page 194 Kurt Aland, Barbara Aland - 1995 "The text printed in the London edition prepared by Philip Edward Pusey and George Henry Gwilliam is obviously a late form ie, the text which achieved common acceptance. It reveals nothing of the early stages of the Peshitta's development which is a matter of controversy."]
Philip Pusey also edited several of the works of
St. Cyril of Alexandria.
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Syriacists
1880 deaths
1830 births
Sherard family
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