Genesis: Translation

by Susan A. Brayford

Publisher:

Brill

, 2007

Overview

The Septuagint (LXX) of Genesis allowed Greek-speaking Jews in the last centuries BCE to read their sacred stories in their new lingua franca. The Hellenistic influence on this Greek translation of Genesis at times subtly altered the manner in which Jews—and later Christians—understood the origins of the world and the relationships within and outside the first family of Israel. Because the LXX was the Bible of the early Christian Church, it had more influence on Christian thought than the earlier Hebrew version. LXX Genesis: A Commentary, based on the Greek text of Codex Alexandrinus, offers the first English language commentary on one of the most significant books of Tanak and the Christian Bible.

Product Details

• Title: Genesis: Translation
• Author: Susan A. Brayford
• Series: Septuagint Commentary Series
• Publisher: Brill
• Print Publication Date: 2007
• Logos Release Date: 2016
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. O.T. Genesis
• ISBNs: 9789004155527, 900415552, 15723755, 900415552X
• Resource ID: LLS:SCS01GE
• Resource Type: Bible
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:54:53Z

About Susan A. Brayford

Susan A. Brayford is currently associate professor of religious studies and associate dean of Centenary College.