The legend of the Septuagint : from classical antiquity to today /
Wasserstein, Abraham, 1921-1995.
The legend of the Septuagint : from classical antiquity to today / Abraham Wasserstein, David J. Wasserstein. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (xviii, 334 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-323) and index.
The letter of Aristeas -- The Hellenistic Jewish tradition -- The rabbis and the Greek Bible -- The Ptolemaic changes -- The church fathers and the translation of the Septuagint -- Among the Christians in the Orient -- The Muslims and the Septuagint -- Yosippon and the story of the seventy -- Karaites, Samaritans and Rabbanite Jews in the Middle Ages -- The Septuagint in the Renaissance and the modern world.
The Septuagint is the most influential of the Greek versions of the Torah. Many versions of a legend about the translation have existed since antiquity. This is the first account of all of these versions providing a history of the uses and abuses of the legend in various Mediterranean cultures.
0511191898 (electronic bk.) 9780511191893 (electronic bk.) 0511190719 9780511190711 0511191030 9780511191039 9780511499142 (electronic bk.) 0511499140 (electronic bk.) (hardback)
Letter of Aristeas.
Bible. Greek --Old Testament.--Versions--Septuagint.
Lettre d'Aristée.
Bible Grec --A.T.--Versions--Septante.
Bible.--Old Testament.
Letter of Aristeas.
Bible.--A.T.--Apocryphes--Lettre d'Aristée.
Bible.--A.T.--Versions grecques--Septante--Légendes--Histoire et critique.
RELIGION--Judaism--Sacred Writings.
RELIGION--Biblical Studies--Old Testament.
Septuaginta.
Receptie.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BS744.A7 / W37 2006eb
221.4/8/09
The legend of the Septuagint : from classical antiquity to today / Abraham Wasserstein, David J. Wasserstein. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (xviii, 334 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-323) and index.
The letter of Aristeas -- The Hellenistic Jewish tradition -- The rabbis and the Greek Bible -- The Ptolemaic changes -- The church fathers and the translation of the Septuagint -- Among the Christians in the Orient -- The Muslims and the Septuagint -- Yosippon and the story of the seventy -- Karaites, Samaritans and Rabbanite Jews in the Middle Ages -- The Septuagint in the Renaissance and the modern world.
The Septuagint is the most influential of the Greek versions of the Torah. Many versions of a legend about the translation have existed since antiquity. This is the first account of all of these versions providing a history of the uses and abuses of the legend in various Mediterranean cultures.
0511191898 (electronic bk.) 9780511191893 (electronic bk.) 0511190719 9780511190711 0511191030 9780511191039 9780511499142 (electronic bk.) 0511499140 (electronic bk.) (hardback)
Letter of Aristeas.
Bible. Greek --Old Testament.--Versions--Septuagint.
Lettre d'Aristée.
Bible Grec --A.T.--Versions--Septante.
Bible.--Old Testament.
Letter of Aristeas.
Bible.--A.T.--Apocryphes--Lettre d'Aristée.
Bible.--A.T.--Versions grecques--Septante--Légendes--Histoire et critique.
RELIGION--Judaism--Sacred Writings.
RELIGION--Biblical Studies--Old Testament.
Septuaginta.
Receptie.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BS744.A7 / W37 2006eb
221.4/8/09