Traductor scriptor : the old Greek translation of Exodus 1-14 as scribal activity / John Screnock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Screnock, John.

Series:

Supplements to Vetus Testamentum 174.

Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 174

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transmission of texts.

Bible. Old Testament--Greek--Versions--Septuagint--Criticism, Textual.

Bible.

Bible. Exodus, I-XIV--Versions--Septuagint--Criticism, Textual.

Bible. Exodus, I-XIV--Criticism, Textual.

Bible. Old Testament--Translating.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Brill 2017

Leiden ; Boston : Brill.

Summary:

In Traductor Scriptor , John Screnock situates the Old Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible within the broader scribal culture of the ancient world. Building on current methods in Septuagint studies and textual criticism, Screnock engages the evidence from Qumran, the Samaritan Pentateuch, and the Old Greek to argue that the phenomena of translation and transmission are fundamentally similar. Traductor Scriptor presents a unique approach to the use of the Old Greek for textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible, based on new theoretical considerations and an in-depth analysis of text-critical data in the Old Greek translation and Hebrew manuscripts of Exodus 1–14.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

Methodological Foundations: Scribalism and Scribes, Translation and Translators

The Overlap of Transmission and Translation

Small Scale Variants in the Old Greek Translation and Hebrew Manuscript Transmission of Exodus 1

Large-Scale Variation in the Old Greek Translation and Hebrew Manuscript Transmission of Exodus 1–14

Conclusion

Old Greek Data, Individual Variants in Exodus 1

Hebrew Manuscript Data, Individual Variants in Exodus 1

Bibliography

Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Names and Subjects.

Notes:

"This book is a revision of my doctoral dissertation, written at the University of Toronto"--Acknowledgments.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

90-04-33656-7

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004336568 DOI