George M. Lamsa | |
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| Born | 5 August 1892 |
| Died | 22 September 1975 (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Biblical scholar |
| Known for | The Holy Bible from Ancient Eastern Manuscripts |
George Mamishisho Lamsa (Syriac: ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܠܡܣܐ) (August 5, 1892 – September 22, 1975) was an Assyrian[1] author. He was born in Mar Bishu in what is now the extreme east of Turkey. A native Aramaic speaker, he translated the Aramaic Peshitta Old and New Testaments into English. He popularized the claim of the Assyrian Church of the East that the New Testament was written in Aramaic and then translated into Greek, contrary to academic consensus.