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The Transformation of Biblical Proper Names (Hardcover)
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The Transformation of Biblical Proper Names (Hardcover)
Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
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This book explores the various transformations of biblical proper
names. The basic phonetic relationship between Semitic languages on
the one hand and non-Semitic languages, like Greek and Latin, on
the other hand, is so complex that it was hardly possible to
establish a unified tradition in writing biblical proper names
within the Greek and Latin cultures. In the transmission we
encounter various transformations of biblical proper names. The
basic phonetic relationship between Semitic languages on the one
hand and non-Semitic languages, like Greek and Latin, on the other
hand, is so complex that it was hardly possible to establish a
unified tradition in writing biblical proper names within the Greek
and Latin cultures. Since the Greek and Latin alphabets are
inadequate for transliteration of Semitic languages, authors of
"Greek and Latin Bibles" were utter grammatical and cultural
innovators. In "Greek and Latin Bibles" we note an almost
embarrassing number of phonetic variants of proper names. A survey
of ancient "Greek and Latin Bible" translations allows one to trace
the boundary between the phonetic transliterations that are
justified within Semitic, Greek, and Latin linguistic rules, and
those forms that transgress linguistic rules. The forms of biblical
proper names are much more stable and consistent in the Hebrew
Bible than in Greek, Latin and other ancient Bible translations.
The inexhaustible wealth of variant pronunciations of the same
proper names in Greek and Latin translations indicate that Greek
and Latin translators and copyists were in general not fluent in
Hebrew and did therefore not have sufficient support in a living
Hebrew phonetic context. This state affects personal names of rare
use to a far greater extent than the geographical names, whose
forms are expressed in the oral tradition by a larger circle of the
population. Over the last 30 years this pioneering series has
established an unrivaled reputation for cutting-edge international
scholarship in Biblical Studies and has attracted leading authors
and editors in the field. The series takes many original and
creative approaches to its subjects, including innovative work from
historical and theological perspectives, social-scientific and
literary theory, and more recent developments in cultural studies
and reception history.
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