Law, Prophets, and Wisdom: On the Provenance of Translators and Their Books in the Septuagint Version

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-90-429-2703-2
Verlag: PEETERS PUB

Buch, Englisch, Band 68, 263 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 410 g

Reihe: Contributions to Biblical Exeg

For a long time it has been the prevailing view that the books of the

Greek Bible, the Septuagint, all originated in Alexandria, the famous

city in Egypt, founded by Alexander the Great. However, in recent

research it has become clear that this idea cannot be taken for granted

for every translation unit. In this joint publication the provenance

issue is dealt with regarding the following books, or set of books, in

the Septuatint Version: Pentateuch, Isaiah, Proverbs, and Job. Both

internal and external data are brought to the fore for making an attempt

to determine the provenance of these books. Since a translation could

have been made in Egypt by a Jewish scholar who came from Palestine, as

was the case with the work of Ben Sira, attention is also paid to the

provenance of the translators. This study aims at contributing to the

research of books of the Greek Bible within the historical and cultural

setting of their time.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cook, J.

Kooij, A. van der

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Theologie, Doktrine