New Avenues in Biblical Exegesis in Light of the SeptuagintLeonardo Pessoa da Silva Pinto, Daniela Scialabba (eds)
Pages: 346 p.
Size: 156 x 234 mm
Illustrations: 17 b/w, 19 tables b/w.
Language(s): English, Greek, Hebrew
Publication Year: 2022€ 70,00 EXCL. VAT RETAIL PRICE
ISBN: 978-2-503-59806-2
PaperbackA collection of studies by renowned biblical and Septuagint scholars showing the potential of applying a variety of exegetical methods to the Septuagint text
SUMMARY
The detailed study of the Septuagint opens new avenues of interpretation of the biblical text and enables new advancements in exegetical studies. The Greek version can be studied through several different approaches and the application of exegetical methods, old and new, contributes to a better understanding of numerous literary, historical and theological aspects of the Bible. The present volume collects the contributions written by renowned scholars who address the issue of the role and impact of Septuagint studies on biblical exegesis and theology. The papers range from more methodological discussions to exegetical studies applying various approaches to the Septuagint text. The wide variety of methods applied reveals numerous aspects of the Septuagint and the biblical text in general, such as their composition, history, textual transmission, literary scope and shape, and theology. The diversity of methods and analyses of the Septuagint represented in this book have, nevertheless, a common denominator: Biblical exegesis would benefit greatly from a deeper knowledge of the Septuagint.
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