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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT IN GREEK
WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING THE LETTER OF ARISTEAS |
| By: |
Henry Barclay Swete, Henry St. John Thackeray (Editor) |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£50.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0511706774 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780511706776 |
| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
5 August, 2011 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Religion |
| Description: |
First published in 1900, this is an indispensable tool for every scholar and student of the Septuagint. |
| Synopsis: |
Henry Barclay Swete (1835-1917) published An Introduction to the Old Testament in Greek in 1900 as a manual to accompany his three-volume edition of the Septuagint (1887-1894) and to provide a guide through the vast corpus of Septuagint literature. Part 1 covers the textual history of the Septuagint, providing an in-depth analysis of its complex tradition, surveying the most important Greek witnesses and the earliest versions. Part 2 discusses the Alexandrian manuscript tradition, and covers the order and grouping of books, titles, comparison with the Hebrew Canon, and the textual divisions used in the manuscripts. Part 3 is concerned with the influence and use of the Septuagint in later works. An appendix contains the letter of pseudo-Aristeas with an introduction explaining the forgery. For over a century Swete's work has been an indispensable tool for every scholar and student of the Septuagint. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |