This pilot study outlines the diverse and at times interwoven textual traditions of the story of Susanna in the Syriac Bible. There are three different versions of the story aside from the Syrohexapla and the revision of Jacob of Edessa, namely the ‘Peshitta’ version, another here dubbed ‘Sinai Susanna’, and finally the so-called ‘Harklean’ version. This paper seeks to describe the kinds of relationships that exist between these textual traditions as well as to suggest what type of critical edition might best display these connections. Additionally, the Sitz im Leben of the ‘Harklean’ version is briefly discussed, reflecting on whether the version’s unique literary features betray a Jewish or a Christian background.

这项前瞻性研究概述了叙利亚圣经中Susanna故事的多样且时而交织的文本传统。除了Syrohexapla和对Edessa的Jacob的修订之外，该故事还有三种不同的版本，即“ Peshitta”版本，此处被称为“ Sinai Susanna”的版本，最后是所谓的“ Harklean”版本。本文试图描述这些文本传统之间存在的各种关系，并提出哪种类型的批判版本可能最好地显示这些联系。此外，简要讨论了“ Harklean”版本的Sitz im Leben，反映了该版本的独特文学特征是背叛犹太人还是基督教背景。