Glenny, W. Edward.

Finding meaning in the text : translation technique and theology in the Septuagint of Amos / by W. Edward Glenny. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009. - 1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages). - Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 126 . - Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 126. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-284) and indexes.

Introduction -- LXX-Amos : literal or free translation? -- The translation of difficult and unknown words -- Visually ambiguous phenomena -- Anti-Syrian and anti-Samaritan bias in LXX-Amos -- God in LXX-Amos -- Gentiles, eschatology, and messianism in LXX-Amos -- The translator of LXX-Amos -- Summary.

This work is a comparison of the Septuagint of Amos with its Hebrew Vorlage for the purpose of analyzing the translation technique and theology of the translator.

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Bible. Greek --Amos.--Versions--Septuagint.
Bible.--Amos--Translating.
Bible.--Old Testament--Translating.
Bible.--Amos--Theology.
Bible.--Amos--Criticism, Textual.
Bible.--Amos--Language, style.
Bible.--Amos--Versions--Septuagint--Translating--Theology--Criticism, Textual--Language, style.


Theology.
RELIGION--Biblical Studies--Prophets.


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