02453cam a2200277 a 4500 12137382 AU-EpEBC 20140822174037.0 000810s2000 miua b 001 0 eng 00063082 9780801022357 DLC DLC DLC NEMB BS744 .J63 2000 221.4/8/09 21 EW Jobes, Karen H. Invitation to the Septuagint / Karen H. Jobes and Moises Silva. Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic ; Carlisle, UK : Paternoster, c2000. 351 p. : illus. ; hbk ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-323) and indexes. Introduction: Why study the Septuagint? -- 1. The history of the Septuagint : The origin of the Septuagint and other Greek versions ; The transmission of the Septuagint ; The Septuagint in modern times ; The Septuagint as a translation -- 2. The Septuagint in biblical studies. The language of the Septuagint ; Establishing the text of the Septuagint ; Using the Septuagint for the textual criticism of the Hebrew bible ; The Judean Desert discoveries and Septuagint studies ; Septuagint and New Testament ; Interpreting the Septuagint -- 3. The current state of Septuagint studies. Our predecessors: Septuagint scholars of a previous generation ; Current studies in linguistic research ; Reconstructing the history of the text ; Theological development in the Hellenistic age. As the Bible of Hellenistic Judaism and of the early church, the Septuagint has long been important to biblical scholarship as an aid for interpreting both the Hebrew Bible and the Greek New Testament. This is the first user-friendly introduction to the Septuagint available. Writing for beginning students and seasoned scholars alike, the authors give the necessary background and provide a primer that is both accessible and comprehensive. As it moves from basic introductory matters to more advanced issues, this book: clarifies the Septuagint's importance for the field of biblical studies; reviews the history of early Greek versions of the Bible; introduces the current printed editions; provides explanatory notes on selected passages; and surveys the present state of Septuagint research.--From publisher description Bible. O.T. Greek Versions Septuagint. Silva, Moises. Jnt auth. ddc 35807 35807 0 0 ddc 0 0 221 OT MAIN MAIN OS 2013-04-09 Donated by Valentin Vasilev, 2009-2011. 50.00 0 221.4809/JOB 13588 2014-11-27 00:00:00 1 50.00 2013-04-09 AM