LXX-Isaiah as translation and interpretation : the strategies of the translator of the Septuagint of Isaiah / by Ronald L. Troxel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Troxel, Ronald L., 1951-

Series:

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 124.

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, 1384-2161 ; v. 124

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. O.T. Isaiah--Greek--Versions--Septuagint.

Bible.

Bible. Isaiah--Translating.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

70-Isaiah as translation and interpretation

Septuagint-Isaiah as translation and interpretation

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers a fresh understanding of how Isaiah was translated into Greek, by considering the impact of the translator's Alexandrian milieu on his work. Whereas most studies over the past fifty years have regarded the book's free translation style as betraying the translator's conviction that Isaiah's oracles were being fulfilled in his day, this study argues that he was primarily interested in offering his Greek-speaking co-religionists a cohesive representation of Isaiah's ideas. Comparison of the translator's interpretative tacks with those employed by the grammatikoi in their study of Homer offers a convincing picture of his work as an Alexandrian Jew and clarifies how this translation should be assessed in reconstructing early textual forms of Hebrew Isaiah.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / R.L. Troxel

Chapter 1. The Translator Of Isaiah / R.L. Troxel

Chapter 2. Alexandria And The LXX / R.L. Troxel

Chapter 3. Reconstructing The Vorlage Of LXX-Isaiah / R.L. Troxel

Chapter 4. Linguistic Interpretation In LXX-Isaiah / R.L. Troxel

Chapter 5. Contextual Interpretation In LXX-Isaiah / R.L. Troxel

Chapter 6. A Critique Of Contemporization / R.L. Troxel

Chapter 7. Israel’S Oppressors In LXX-Isaiah / R.L. Troxel

Chapter 8. Translation And Interpretation In LXX-Isaiah / R.L. Troxel

Chapter 9. Conclusions / R.L. Troxel

Works Cited / R.L. Troxel

Index Of References / R.L. Troxel.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-300) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-281-91745-1

9786611917456

90-474-2299-6

OCLC:

648656297

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004153943.i-309 DOI