The Septuagint of Proverbs : Jewish and/or Hellenistic Proverbs? : concerning the Hellenistic colouring of LXX Proverbs /
This monograph deals with an important but unexplored document of Hellenistic Judaism. The question of \'Hellenistic influence\' is addressed on the basis of an analysis of a representative number of chapters of Septuagint Proverbs (1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 24, 29, 30 and 31). Scholars have argued t...
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Language: English
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Leiden ; New York :
Brill,
1997.
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Supplements to Vetus Testamentum,
v. 69
Vetus Testamentum, Supplements
69.
Vetus Testamentum Supplements Online, ISBN: 9789004264991.
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Call Number: BS410 BS1465.2 .V452 vol. 69
| Summary: | This monograph deals with an important but unexplored document of Hellenistic Judaism. The question of \'Hellenistic influence\' is addressed on the basis of an analysis of a representative number of chapters of Septuagint Proverbs (1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 24, 29, 30 and 31). Scholars have argued that this book was influenced extensively by Greek philosophy. The author follows a contextual cultural method. The Greek text is analysed on four levels: the semantic, syntactical, stylistic (which represents the translation technique of the translator), and finally the \'theological\' level. This study represents the first exhaustive analysis of the theme. The conclusion is that the impact of Stoicism on this Greek version has been overestimated in the past. Novel views are also formulated concerning the role of the law in LXX Proverbs, its historical setting and its text-critical value. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-348) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004275935 |
| ISSN: | 0083-5889 ; |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |