The Septuagint in Context Introduction to the Greek Version of the Bible |
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| Author:
| Fernández Marcos, Natalio |
| Editor:
| Watson, Wilfred |
| ISBN: | 978-0-391-04109-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2001 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $84.00 |
Book Description:
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The Septuagint, the first translation -- or as Fernández Marcos points out, a "collection of translations"-- of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek figures prominently in both the history of Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity. In this second, revised edition of the successful Spanish translation, Natalio Fernández Marcos introduces readers to the origin of the Septuagint in its earliest versions (Aquila, Theodotian, and Symmachus) and traces the fundamental issues associated...
More DescriptionThe Septuagint, the first translation -- or as Fernández Marcos points out, a "collection of translations"-- of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek figures prominently in both the history of Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity. In this second, revised edition of the successful Spanish translation, Natalio Fernández Marcos introduces readers to the origin of the Septuagint in its earliest versions (Aquila, Theodotian, and Symmachus) and traces the fundamental issues associated with Septuagint studies. Published with financial support from the Dirección General del Libro, Archivos y Bibliothecas del Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, Spain. The Septuagint in Contextis also available in hardback (ISBN 90 04 11574 9)