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The Greek of the Pentateuch - Grinfield Lectures On The Septuagint 2011-2012 (Hardcover)
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The Greek of the Pentateuch - Grinfield Lectures On The Septuagint 2011-2012 (Hardcover)
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The nature of the Greek of the Septuagint has long been debated.
Interference from the original Hebrew is present but scholars
continue to disagree on its extent and significance. The Greek of
the Pentateuch builds on John A. L. Lee's previous work on the
vocabulary of the Pentateuch and its links with documentary texts,
while offering a fresh perspective on the field. This timely and
authoritative contribution argues that the language the translators
used was fundamentally the Greek of their time and that they had
full competence in it. The volume is divided into seven chapters
which proceed through several topics: use of evidence, language
variation, educated language, the presence of Greek idiom, the
translators' collaboration, and freedom of choice in dealing with
the Hebrew. A final chapter draws conclusions not only about the
Pentateuch translators' knowledge of Greek, but about the
translators themselves, their achievement, and their audience. The
book presents a wide range of examples, comprising both vocabulary
and syntax, from the Septuagint itself, Greek papyri of the period
found in Egypt, and Classical and Koine Greek literature.
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