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
(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
Description and Table of Contents
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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