Publisher's Synopsis
""The Old Latin and the Itala, with an Appendix Containing the Text of the St. Gallen Palimpsest of Jeremiah"" is a scholarly book written by F. Crawford Burkitt and originally published in 1896. The book is focused on the study of the Old Latin and Itala versions of the Bible, which were early translations of the Bible into Latin. The book provides a detailed analysis of the differences between the two translations, as well as their relationship to the original Greek and Hebrew texts. Burkitt also includes an appendix containing the text of the St. Gallen Palimpsest of Jeremiah, which is a manuscript containing a Latin translation of the book of Jeremiah that has been overwritten with a later text.Overall, ""The Old Latin and the Itala, with an Appendix Containing the Text of the St. Gallen Palimpsest of Jeremiah"" is a valuable resource for scholars and students of early Christian history and textual criticism. It provides a thorough examination of two important early Latin translations of the Bible and sheds light on the evolution of the Christian scriptures in the early centuries of the Church.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
