"The Septuagint is the term commonly used to refer to the corpus of early Greek versions of Hebrew Scriptures. The collection is of immense importance in the history of both Judaism and Christianity. The renderings of individual books attest to the religious interests of the sub…
"In Septuagint, Targum and Beyond leading experts in the fields of biblical textual criticism and reception history explore the relationship between the two major Jewish translation traditions of the Hebrew Bible. In comparing these Greek and Aramaic versions from Jewish antiqui…
Introduction -- The plan of this study -- Previous studies -- This study compared with previous studies -- The translators, their task and achievement -- The translators and their background -- The Alexandrian Jewish community-its language and culture -- The reason(s) for the tr…
These essays by outstanding international scholars in honour of Robert P. Gordon cover topics ranging from accuracy and anachronism in the books of Samuel, through the theology of Psalms, ancient near eastern historiography, to ideology, philology, grammar and linguistics in the…
Employing text-critical, literary, and codicological analysis, this books shows the significance of papyrus 967 for understanding the book of Ezekiel's textual transmission and status as a variant literary edition.
La Biblia hebrea es uno de los clásicos de la literatura universal. En ella se encuentran tal vez las mejores páginas acerca de la condición humana. Al ser traducida al griego (Septuaginta) y al latín (Vulgata), la sabiduría de Israel pasó a formar parte del patrimonio cultural …
"The Edition Critica Maior of the Septuagint, which was founded in 1908 by scholars in Göttingen, is one of the most important publication projects of German academia in the 20th and 21st centuries. This anniversary edition is the product of events and symposia held to commemora…
"The past few decades have witnessed a renewed scholarly interest in the Septuagint, especially with regard to its importance for the fields of theology, Jewish studies, classics, philosophy, history of religions, linguistics, and history of literature. To provide students and s…
