Reading the Sealed Book

Old Greek Isaiah and the Problem of Septuagint Hermeneutics
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-16-152557-5
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, 295 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 628 g

Reihe: FAT

Interest in the Septuagint has never been greater, with major translation and commentary projects completed or well underway in German, French, English, and Spanish. Dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 1st century CE, these translations open a window onto early Jewish interpretation of the Bible. Yet crucial problems of "Septuagint hermeneutics," particularly the question of how to identify interpretive elements in a translated text, remain unresolved. Drawing on important work both in translation studies and in literary theory, J. Ross Wagner develops an interpretive approach that combines patient investigation of the process of translation with careful attention to the rhetorical shape of the translated text. The author demonstrates the fruitfulness of this method through a close reading of Isaiah s opening vision (Isa 1:1-31) as both translation and text.
Published in North America by Baylor University Press, Waco.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wagner, J. Ross

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Griechische & Byzantinische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Bibelausgaben, Bibelkonkordanzen, Synopsen

Über Autor(innen)

Wagner, J. Ross
Born 1966; 1998 PhD from Duke University; since 2013 Associate Professor of New Testament at Duke University.

Born 1966; 1998 PhD from Duke University; since 2013 Associate Professor of New Testament at Duke University.