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This Bible commentary concerns the Greek versions of the Old
Testament, its literary and scholarly qualities, and use as a
source for later, English translations of the Biblical text. A
study rich in profundity and the author's decisive scholarship, we
find within this book a thorough, chapter-by-chapter comparison of
the earliest versions of the Bible in Greek. The order and
composition of the verses were arranged with the vocabulary
differences placed into charts, that the reader may understand all
with clarity. Much of Swete's thesis is concerned with the
differences between the Alexandrian Old Testament and the
Septuagint (commonly referred to as the LXX) - the earliest known
iteration of the Bible in Greek. These two versions of the Old
Testament differ in certain ways, and it is these divergences which
allow for Swete's most detailed commentary.
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.
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