The Septuagint's Translation of the Hebrew Verbal System in Chronicles

Roger Good

ISBN 10: 9004151583 / ISBN 13: 9789004151581

Published by Koninklijke Brill BV Dez 2009, 2009

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Neuware - This book is the first detailed investigation of the translation of the Hebrew verbs of Chronicles into Greek, especially from the perspective of two diachronic developments: that of the Hebrew verbal system and that of the trend toward a more literal translation of the Bible. The translation provides a view of the Hebrew verbal system in the Hellenistic period (approx. 150 BCE) as part of the continuum in the development of the Hebrew verbal system from classical biblical Hebrew to Mishnaic Hebrew. The translation also testifies to the trend in the process of the translation of the Bible from the freer (but still literal) translation of the Pentateuch and Samuel/Kings to the slavishly literal translation of Aquila.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Septuagint's Translation of the Hebrew Verbal System in Chronicles
• Publisher: Koninklijke Brill BV Dez 2009
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004151583
• ISBN 13: 9789004151581
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 155H x 19D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 19 millimeters depth
• Weight: 616 grams

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Synopsis

This book is the first detailed investigation of the translation of the Hebrew verbs of Chronicles into Greek, especially from the perspective of two diachronic developments: that of the Hebrew verbal system and that of the trend toward a more literal translation of the Bible. The translation provides a view of the Hebrew verbal system in the Hellenistic period (approx. 150 BCE) as part of the continuum in the development of the Hebrew verbal system from classical biblical Hebrew to Mishnaic Hebrew. The translation also testifies to the trend in the process of the translation of the Bible from the freer (but still literal) translation of the Pentateuch and Samuel/Kings to the slavishly literal translation of Aquila.

About the Author

Roger Good, Ph.D. (2003) in Semitic Languages and Cultures, University of California, Los Angeles, is an Editor and Bible Translation Consultant for Living Stream Ministry.