Overview

The Hebrew Torah was translated into Greek in Alexandria by Jewish scholars in the third century BCE, and other 'biblical' books followed to form the so-called Septuagint. Since the Septuagint contains a number of books and passages that are not part of the Hebrew Bible, the study of the Septuagint is essential to any account of the canon of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. However, the situation is complex because the Greek text of the Old Testament quoted in the New Testament and in the Church Fathers does not always match the Septuagint text as given by the earliest codices. Furthermore, it must be asked to what extent these texts of the Septuagint may have been Christianized.Up until the fifth century, the Old Testament of the Church Fathers was exclusively the Septuagint--except in the Syriac area--either in its Greek form or in a language translated from this Greek form. The Septuagint thus formed a much more important role in the building of Christian identity than it is usually recognised. After Jerome's Vulgate prevailed in the West, the Septuagint remained the reference text of the catenae. These Byzantine compilations of extracts of Patristic biblical commentary were produced first in Palestine, then in Constantinople and its dependancies between the sixth and fifteenth centuries and became the most important media for the transmission of patristic commentary in these centuries. The patristic extracts in the catenae provide a remarkable witness to the text of the Greek Old Testament as it was known and used by the Church Fathers.

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Author:   Gilles Dorival (Emeritus Professor, Emeritus Professor, Aix-Marseille University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.30cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.10cm
Weight:   0.426kg
ISBN:  

9780192898098

ISBN 10:   0192898094
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   28 September 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Abbreviations specific to the Greek Old Testament (according to Rahlfs' order) List of Figures Part I: Before Christianity: The Septuagint and the Biblical Canon 1: The formation of the Jewish Canon 2: The Septuagint and the Issue of the Canon Part II: The New Testament and the Scribes (Copyists) of the Septuagint 3: Is the Septuagint the Old Testament of the New Testament? 4: Was the text of the Septuagint Christianized? Part III: The Church Fathers 5: Is the Septuagint the Old Testament of the Church Fathers? 6: The Vocabulary of the Septuagint and the Church Fathers Part IV: The Biblical Catenae 7: An Overview of the Catenae 8: The Catenae and the Septuagint Conclusion Bibliography Index of Biblical quotations Index of Ancient Authors Index of Modern Authors

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His book is a helpful investigation into the LXX's reception in Jewish and Christian circles. He introduces his readers to many helpful and interesting concepts. Overall, those interested in the subject will gain from this useful introduction to the Septuagint's reception. * Anthony Ferguson, Upland, California *

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Gilles Dorival is Emeritus Professor at Aix-Marseille University.

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