The textual history of the Books of Kings forms one of the most
complex and debated issues in the modern text-historical
scholarship. This book examines and reconstructs the textual
history of 2 Kings 17 in light of the preserved textual evidence.
The analysis of textual differences between the LXX, the Old Latin,
and the MT allows the reconstruction of the oldest text attainable.
The Old Latin version appears to have in many cases best preserved
the Old Greek edition of the chapter, now lost in the Greek
witnesses due to Hebraizing revisions. The Old Greek version of 2
Kings 17 evidences a Hebrew Vorlage often radically differing from
the MT. In most cases the MT exhibits signs of later editing. The
LXX can thus help the scholars reconstruct multiple text-historical
layers previously out of our reach, as well as shed new light on
certain historiographical details recounted in 2 Kings 17. As
supposed by the literary critics for well over a century, the
textual data shows beyond doubt that there happened vast editing
and rewriting of the Books of Kings even at very late date.
Text-critical considerations are therefore not only useful, but
invaluable to all scholarly work on 2 Kings 17, and the Books of
Kings as a whole.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
