The Account of the Tabernacle: Translation and Textual Problems of the Greek Exodus (Texts and Studies, 6)

Gooding, D

ISBN 10: 0521111633 / ISBN 13: 9780521111638

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2009

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This lively, clearly written and controversial book will be of particular interest to theologians and biblical scholars. Num Pages: 132 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 180. . 2009. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Account of the Tabernacle: Translation and Textual Problems of the Greek Exodus (Texts and Studies, 6)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521111633
• ISBN 13: 9780521111638
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The relation of the Septuagint to the original Hebrew is of major importance to the study of the Old Testament. In the closing chapters of Exodus this relation becomes notoriously obscure; in recording the execution of God's instructions for the making of the tabernacle and the priests' vestments, the Greek differs seriously both in order and content from our present Hebrew text. This raises the problem of how the Greek and Hebrew accounts came to stand in their present form, why they differ so widely, and which represents the older tradition. Scholars during the last century have been almost unanimous in maintaining that the Greek account is earlier than the Hebrew and is translated from a primitive (and now supposedly lost) text. Moreover, because of inconsistencies in technical terms, this part of the Greek Exodus is thought to be the work of a second translator. Dr Gooding puts forward a completely different explanation. This lively, clearly written and controversial book will be of particular interest to theologians and biblical scholars.

Book Description

The relation of the Septuagint to the original Hebrew is of major importance to the study of the Old Testament. In the closing chapters of Exodus this relation becomes notoriously obscure; in recording the execution of God's instructions for the making of the tabernacle and the priests' vestments, the Greek differs seriously from our Hebrew text. Dr Gooding puts forward an explanation in this lively, clearly written and controversial book.