The old Greek of Isaiah : an analysis of its pluses and minuses / Mirjam van der Vorm-Croughs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van der Vorm-Croughs, Mirjam, author.

Series:

Septuagint and Cognate Studies

Society of Biblical Literature Septuagint and Cognate Studies ; Volume 61

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Isaiah--Greek--Versions--Septuagint.

Bible.

Bible. Isaiah--Language, style.

Greek language, Biblical.

Hebrew language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (592 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, Georgia : SBL Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study tabulates, classifies, and analyzes the verses of the Septuagint translation of Isaiah where material is added to the Biblical Hebrew text (pluses) or omitted (minuses), and suggests many pluses and minuses are connected with an individual translators literary preferences.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ABBREVIATIONS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. EXPLICITATION

3. IMPLICITATION

4. THE ADDITION AND OMISSION OF PARTICLES

5. FREE TRANSLATION OF HEBREW IDIOMATIC AND GRAMMATICAL FEATURES

6. DOUBLE TRANSLATION

7. CONDENSATION

8. PLUSES AND MINUSES CREATING OR IMPROVING RHETORICAL FIGURES

9. ANAPHORIC TRANSLATION

10. SOME OTHER FACTORS THAT MAY HAVE MOTIVATED THE TRANSLATOR TO ADD OR OMIT ELEMENTS

11. PLUSES AND MINUSES CAUSED BY TRANSLATION MISTAKES

12. PLUSES AND MINUSES CAUSED BY A DIFFERENT VORLAGE

13. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Scripture Index

Index of Authors

Index of Subjects.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-58983-980-3

OCLC:

922968167