Invitation to the Septuagint / Karen H. Jobes and Moisés Silva.

Author/creator Jobes, Karen H. author.
Other author Silva, Moisés author.
Format Book
EditionSecond Edition.
PublicationGrand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic, [2015]
Descriptionxxi, 408 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction: Why study the Septuagint? -- Part 1. The history of the Septuagint. The origin of the Septuagint and other Greek versions -- The transmission of the Septuagint -- The Septuagint in modern times -- The Septuagint as a translation -- Part 2. The Septuagint in biblical studies. The language of the Septuagint -- Establishing the text of the Septuagint -- Using the Septuagint for the textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible -- The Judean desert discoveries and Septuagint studies -- The Septuagint and the New Testament -- Interpreting the Septuagint -- Part 3. The current state of Septuagint studies. Our predecessors: Septuagint scholars of a previous generation -- Current studies in language and translation -- Reconstructing the history of the text -- Theological development in the Hellenistic Age.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2015020255
ISBN9780801036491
ISBN0801036496 paperback

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks BS744 .J63 2015 ✔ Available Place Hold