The Brill Septuagint Studies Collection (2 Vols.) combines the premier introductory text on the Septuagint with thirty-eight collected essays of Emanuel Tov, one of the Septuagint's leading scholars. Together, they function to provide an essential starting point for studying … more
This volume contains thirty-eight studies devoted to the Septuagint written by an internationally recognized expert on that version and its relation to the Hebrew Bible. The author's experience on these topics is based on more than three decades of work within the Hebrew University … more
Diglossia is the existence within a society of sharply divergent formal and informal varieties of a language. Porter devotes the first part of this volume to the concept of diglossia, summarizing this important area of study in both the Septuagint and New Testament Greek. The second … more
…are textual criticism, early Biblical interpretation, Messianism in the Septuagint, major Greek translations, and an update on translations around the world. It includes essays in several languages, including English, Slavic, and German. There is a list of contributors, as well as … more
…Rhetorical Criticism," D.L. Mealand "Notes on the Joseph Story," J.A. Soggin "Judges 1.1–2.5: The Conquest Under the Leadership of the House of Judah" M. Weinfeld "Isaiah 1.11 and the Septuagint of Isaiah," H.G.M. Williamson Product Details Title: Understanding Poets and Prophets: Essays in … more
…and 2 Chronicles," William Johnstone "Ben Sira—A Child of His Time," J.D. Martin "The Prophetic-Sapiential Origins of Apocalyptic Thought," James C. VanderKam "Food for Thought: The Septuagint Translation of Genesis 1.11–12," B. Paradis "Towards Dating the Targum of Ruth," D.R.G. Beattie … more
…interpretative issues. The Near Eastern languages examined include Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, Septuagintal Greek, Syriac, and Ugaritic, while exegetical and text-critical topics include treatments of issues in Deuteronomy, 1 Kings, Isaiah, Amos, Psalms, and the Song of … more
…Bible," by Sid Z. Leiman "Josephus' Jewish Antiquities and Pseudo-Philo's Biblical Antiquities," by Louis H. Feldman "Josephus' Biblical Text for the Books of Samuel," by Eugene Ulrich "Josephus, the Letter of Aristeas, and the Septuagint," by André Pelletier "Josephus and I Maccabees," … more
…nationalistic directions which would reach their full flower in Targumic and Rabbinical literature. In basic agreement with recent work on other portions of the Septuagint, the Greek Isaiah is seen to be an elegant work of Hellenistic literature whose linguistic fluidity expresses the convictions … more
…Hebrew Scriptures, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Septuagint. He is one of the three General Editors of the Scrolls International Publication Project and Chief Editor of the Biblical Scrolls. John W. Wright (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame) is Professor of Theology and Christian Scripture … more
…information available nowhere else. For all these reasons, these studies provide an essential look at how Josephus' writings interface with Judaism, Christianity, and Scripture. With astute and valuable research that takes a close look at Josephus relationship to the Old Testament text, … more
…-Historical Reflections on Isaiah 40-55," Philip Davies "Revisionings: Echoes and Traces of Isaiah in the Poetry of William Blake," Robert Carroll "Hosea III in the Septuagint Version," Takamitsu Muraoka "Some Ancient Near Eastern Parallels to the Song of Songs," Wilfred Watson "Coordination by Vav in … more
…important area of study in both the Septuagint and New Testament Greek. The second half of the book focuses on new aspects of research into the Greek of both Testaments, such as critical discourse analysis, and more traditional issues like the nature of the Septuagint translation. Stanley … more
…McKane "John 5 and the Limits of Rhetorical Criticism," D.L. Mealand "Notes on the Joseph Story," J.A. Soggin "Judges 1.1–2.5: The Conquest Under the Leadership of the House of Judah" "Isaiah 1.11 and the Septuagint of Isaiah," H.G.M. Williamson A Word in Season: Essays in Honour of … more
…examined include Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, Septuagintal Greek, Syriac and Ugaritic, while exegetical and text-critical topics include treatments of issues in Deuteronomy, 1 Kings, Isaiah, Amos, Psalms and the Song of Songs. Hermeneutical and historical essays touch on … more
