This dissertation explores the relationship between rewriting and redaction by comparing common models and assumptions in diachronic studies with documented cases of scribal activity. I make the case that the latter can be subdivided into examples of \Continuing Composition. or …
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Repeated verses and lines occur with relative frequency in the Hebrew text of Proverbs. This study explores how those repetitions are translated in the Septuagint version. Translated repetitions provide unique insight into the decision making process of the translator because th…
This dissertation examines the text of Joshua 3:1-5:1 by employing narratological and translation technique methods. Overall, it has been estimated, the Greek version of Joshua is 4-5% shorter than the MT. Most scholars would argue that the shorter version of LXX-Joshua reflects…
Theodotion-Daniel (Θ-Dan) is the name generally given to one of the Greek forms of the Book of Daniel. Though this version is attributed to Theodotion, the second century A.D. reviser of the Greek Old Testament, Theodotion-Daniel must antedate the work of this revision. Some tim…
St. Jerome wrote his Vulgate translation from the Hebrew under considerable duress. Early Church figures such as Justin Martyr, Pseudo-Justin, Irenaeus, Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Eusebius of Caesarea, Cyril of Jerusalem, John Chrysostom, Theodore of Mopsuestia, Epiphani…
This dissertation deals with the Septuagint's translation of the verbs of Chronicles. It slices through two diachronic developments: the development of the Hebrew verbal system and the trend towards a more literal translation of the Bible. Firstly, the way the translator of Chro…
Ecclesiastes has been the object of much debate in the history of interpretation, in part because of its challenging and apparently conflicting message. Such debate has often included discussion regarding its genre. In the interpretation of Ecclesiastes, relatively little attent…
The Psalms of Solomon are eighteen pseudepigraphical psalms from approximately 70 B.C.E. The text of the psalms is only preserved in a few Greek and Syriac manuscripts. Most scholars concede the probability of a Hebrew original to the Psalms of Solomon. These poems have been jud…
The text of the early chapters of 1 Kings (3 Reigns in Greek) diverges widely in its two main witnesses, the Masoretic Hebrew text and the Old Greek translation of the Septuagint. In the past divergences of this kind were often attributed to the freedom of the translator. Howeve…
The earliest Greek translation of the book of Job, called the Old Greek (late 2nd century B.C.E.), is fascinating because it exhibits extensive divergences from modern translations of the book. It is an exceedingly free translation in which the translator exhibits a willingness …
Much remains to be done in clarifying the nuances of Jewish identity in the Greco-Roman period. This dissertation advances the understanding of ancient constructions of Jewish identity through a study of the ways in which Jewish identity was expressed in pilgrimage traditions in…
This dissertation examines the translational goals of LXX Ezekiel 40-48 in the light of two major developments in textual criticism in the past half-century: (1) the recognition that biblical corpora existed in variant literary editions in antiquity, associated with Eugene Ulric…
This dissertation investigates the translation technique of the Greek Ecclesiastes and proposes the place of the Translator in the history of the transmission of the Greek text. Chapter 1 defines a text of the Greek Ecclesiastes. Since a Göttingen critical edition of the Greek E…
The goal of this dissertation is to describe and analyze as exhaustively as possible the translation technique and exegetical practice of the translator of the Septuagint of Amos. The dissertation is divided into two main parts addressing in order the translation technique and t…
In response to increased iconoclastic pressure from Byzantine emperors in the early eighth century, John of Damascus wrote a series of treatises defending Christian veneration of icons. He made an important distinction between two Greek terms, latreia and proskunesis , worship a…
The Greek Old Testament has been a focus of speculation and study since its entrance into the religious culture of the Diasporic Jews. Legends and myths surround the creation of the Septuagint, and its use by the New Testament authors only added to the questions surrounding this…
This dissertation explores the meaning of five psalms in the Septuagint version (104, 105, 110, 111, 112), not as interpreted in their reception history but as intended by their translator. The basis for distinguishing the production of a translated document from its reception h…
This dissertation examines how the Septuagint translators of Book IV of the Psalms dealt with Hebrew wordplay. The first part of the study covers the history of relevant research, a definition and typology of wordplay, and a methodology for the research. The second part analyzes…