Invitation to the SeptuagintAs the Bible of Hellenistic Judaism and of the early church, the Septuagint has long been important to biblical scholarship as an aid for interpreting both the Hebrew Bible and the Greek New Testament. This is the first user-friendly introduction to the Septuagint available. Writing for beginning students and seasoned scholars alike, the authors give the necessary background and provide a primer that is both accessible and comprehensive. As it moves from basic introductory matters to more advanced issues, this book: clarifies the Septuagint's importance for the field of biblical studies; reviews the history of early Greek versions of the Bible; introduces the current printed editions; provides explanatory notes on selected passages; and surveys the present state of Septuagint research.--From publisher description. |
Contents
List of Illustrations | 7 |
Acknowledgments | 13 |
Why Study the Septuagint? | 19 |
Copyright | |
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Alfred Rahlfs ancient Aquila Aramaic biblical texts BIOSCS brew Cambridge century chap chapter Christian Codex context edition Emanuel Tov English Esther evidence example exegesis Fernández Marcos fragments Genesis Göttingen Greek Bible Greek text Greek translation Greek version Greek word Hebrew Bible Hebrew text Hebrew Vorlage Hellenistic Henry Barclay Swete Hexaplaric includes interpretation Isaiah Jeremiah Jewish Jews Judean Desert Kaige Kings Lagarde language Letter of Aristeas lexical Lucianic LXX studies manuscripts Masoretic Text messianic Moisés Silva Old Testament passage Pentateuch phrase produced Psalms Qumran Rahlfs reading recension reconstructing reference reflect rendering repr revision Samuel SBLSCS Scholars Press scribes scroll semantic Semitic Septuagint Septuagint studies Swete Symmachus syntax Testament in Greek text-critical textual criticism Theodotion theological tion tradition translation technique translator's uncials University Press variant Vaticanus verb verse Wevers ἀπὸ αὐτοῦ εἰς ἐν ἐπὶ καὶ τὰ τὴν τῆς τὸ τὸν τοῦ τῷ τῶν