An introduction to the Old Testament in Greek : with an appendix containing the letter of Aristeas

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An introduction to the Old Testament in Greek : with an appendix containing the letter of Aristeas

Henry Barclay Swete ; edited by Henry St. John Thackeray

(Cambridge library collection)

Cambridge University Press, 2009

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"This edition first published 1900, this digitally printed version 2009"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and indices

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Description

Henry Barclay Swete (1835-1917) published An Introduction to the Old Testament in Greek in 1900 as a manual to accompany his three-volume edition of the Septuagint (1887-1894) and to provide a guide through the vast corpus of Septuagint literature. Part 1 covers the textual history of the Septuagint, providing an in-depth analysis of its complex tradition, surveying the most important Greek witnesses and the earliest versions. Part 2 discusses the Alexandrian manuscript tradition, and covers the order and grouping of books, titles, comparison with the Hebrew Canon, and the textual divisions used in the manuscripts. Part 3 is concerned with the influence and use of the Septuagint in later works. An appendix contains the letter of pseudo-Aristeas with an introduction explaining the forgery. For over a century Swete's work has been an indispensable tool for every scholar and student of the Septuagint.

Table of Contents

  • Part I. The History of the Greek Old Testament and of Its Transmission: 1. The Alexandrian Greek version
  • 2. Later Greek versions
  • 3. The Hexapla
  • 4. Ancient versions based on the Septuagint
  • 5. Manuscripts of the Septuagint
  • 6. Printed texts of the Septuagint
  • Part II. The Contents of the Alexandrian Old Testament: 1. Titles, grouping, number, and order of the books
  • 2. Books of the Hebrew canon
  • 3. Books not included in the Hebrew canon
  • 4. The Greek of the Septuagint
  • 5. The Septuagint as a version
  • 6. Text divisions: stichi, chapters, lections, catenae, etc.
  • Part III. Literary Use, Value, and Textual Condition of the Greek Old Testament: 1. Literary use of the Septuagint by non-Christian Hellenists
  • 2. Quotations from the Septuagint in the New Testament
  • 3. Quotations from the Septuagint in early Christian writings
  • 4. The Greek versions as aids to biblical study
  • 5. Influence of the Septuagint on Christian literature
  • 6. Textual condition of the Septuagint, and problems arising out of it
  • Additions and corrections
  • Appendix: The letter of pseudo-Aristeas
  • Indices.

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