Translation and survival : the Greek Bible of the ancient Jewish Diaspora / Tessa Rajak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rajak, Tessa, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Translations into Greek.

Bible.

Jews--Mediterranean Region--History--To 70 A.D.

Jews.

Jews--Civilization--Greek influences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 380 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek was the first major translation in Western culture. Its significance was far-reaching but largely forgotten. Without a Greek Bible, European history would have been entirely different - no Western Jewish diaspora and no Christianity. Translation and Survival is a radical new study of the ancient creators and receivers of the translations and of their impact. The Greek Bible sustained Jews who spoke Greek and made the survivalof the first Jewish diaspora possible: indeed, the translators invented the term 'diaspora'. The translations were a tool fo

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Letter of Aristeas between History and Myth; 2. Going Greek: Culture and Power in Ptolemaic Alexandria; 3. The Jewish Diaspora in Graeco-Roman Antiquity; 4. Staying Jewish: Language and Identity in the Greek Bible; 5. Representing and Subverting Power; 6. The Uses of Scripture in Hellenistic Judaism; 7. Parallels and Models; 8. The Bible among Greeks and Romans; 9. The Septuagint between Jews and Christians; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [314]-365) and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

0-19-969500-8

1-282-26833-3

9786612268335

0-19-156791-4

OCLC:

438155386