"Scribes and Translators is a critical reflection on the textual pluralism as reflected in the books of Kings." "The first part of the book examines the diverse texts transmitted by the manuscripts. A special attention is paid to the Antiochene text of the Septuagint that is bei…
"A result of John Wevers' 25 year association with the Göttingen LXX, this work records his textual notes on the Greek Exodus. The Greek text of Exodus departs in places radically from the Hebrew of the Masoretic tradition."--Back cover.
"A result of John Wevers' 25 year association with the Göttingen LXX, this work records his textual notes on the Greek Exodus. The Greek text of Exodus departs in places radically from the Hebrew of the Masoretic tradition."--Back cover.
In the third century BCE, translators began retelling the stories of the Hebrew Bible in Greek. To date, most Septuagint translation technique analysis has focused on the linguistic sensitivity of these translators. This work addresses the literary sensitivity of the translators…
