From the renowned Understanding the Bible and Its World series come four introductory volumes that open the doors to the setting and artifacts of the Scriptures. The titles in this collection reveal the importance and place of the Septuagint, religious diversity in the Graeco-Roman … more
…the Biblical Letters and Epistles Contribution to the History of the Language of Greece Further Contribution to the History of the Language of the Greek Bible An Epigraphic Memorial of the Septuagint Notes on some Biblical Persons and Names Greek Transcriptions of the … more
…study. These texts provide historical and cultural insight as well as linguistic information to use in one’s study. The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear of the NRSV Apocryphal Texts is an alignment between the apocryphal portions of the NRSV and the Septuagint (LXX). It aims to assist in … more
…Ecclesiastes, the Song of Songs and Esther was the subject of rabbinical argument in the first three centuries A.D., while in the sixteenth century the Reformers and the Church of Rome clashed over the authority of the Apocrypha, found in the Christian Septuagint manuscripts. The discovery of … more
…resource for anyone interested in the religious background of the Bible. —Rich Johnson, Southwestern Journal of Theology, 1998. It is an authoritative resource, an exhaustive catalog of super-natural beings whose names appear in the Bible (that is, the Hebrew Bible, The Septuagint, and the … more
…Septuagint research, and textual criticism has been lauded for its authority and influence. A lecturer at Trinity College and Oxford University, Hatch’s substantial contribution to Christian thought and biblical exegesis has been astounding. With Hatch’s customary rich prose and expansive … more
…Pleroma to Zuzim. Hastings also addresses the Psalms, the book of Revelation, the Sadducees, the Septuagint, Sisera, Syriac versions, Theudas, and different versions of the Bible. A Dictionary of the Bible, Vol. 5 Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons Publication Date: 1905 Pages: 974 This … 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
…Maccabees (Septuagint Commentary Series); An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods & Ministry Formation; Introducing the Apocrypha: Context, Message and Significance; Perseverance in Gratitude: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on the Epistle "to the Hebrews;" Honor, Patronage, … more
…deSilva David A. deSilva is Trustees' Professor of New Testament and Greek at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland, Ohio. He is the author of numerous books including 4 Maccabees (Septuagint Commentary Series); An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods & Ministry … more
…of the Hebrew text of the Old Testament. Prior to 1947, scholars who studied the transmission of the text of the Hebrew Bible had access to the Masoretic Text handed down by scribes in Judaism since the second century A.D., the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Old … more
…papyri representing the Septuagint, which will provide an incredibly helpful resource beside the Göttingen Septuagint (65 Vols.). On top of that there are also five manuscripts from the Apostolic Fathers, eleven from the New Testament Apocrypha, two from Philo, and many more from a variety … 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
of An Introduction to the New Testament; Introducing The Apocrypha: Message, Context, And Significance; Honor, Patronage, Kinship and Purity and a contributor to the Lexham Greek-English Interlinear Septuagint. more
…the Bible, he has authored numerous articles and has served as editor of the Bulletin of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies, and served on the editorial boards of the Catholic Biblical Quarterly and Dead Sea Discoveries. Qumran and Jerusalem: Studies in … more
