| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 334 pages) |
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Greeks language |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-323) and index. |
| Contents |
The letter of Aristeas -- The Hellenistic Jewish tradition -- The rabbis and the Greek Bible -- The Ptolemaic changes -- The church fathers and the translation of the Septuagint -- Among the Christians in the Orient -- The Muslims and the Septuagint -- Yosippon and the story of the seventy -- Karaites, Samaritans and Rabbanite Jews in the Middle Ages -- The Septuagint in the Renaissance and the modern world. |
| Summary |
The Septuagint is the most influential of the Greek versions of the Torah. Many versions of a legend about the translation have existed since antiquity. This is the first account of all of these versions providing a history of the uses and abuses of the legend in various Mediterranean cultures. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Letter of Aristeas.
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Letter of Aristeas. |
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Bible. Old Testament. Greek -- Versions -- Septuagint.
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Bible. Old Testament. |
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Lettre d'Aristée. |
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Bible. A.T. Grec -- Versions -- Septante. |
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Bible. A.T. Apocryphes Lettre d'Aristée. |
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Bible. A.T. -- Versions grecques -- Septante -- Légendes -- Histoire et critique. |
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Bible. Old Testament. |
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Letter of Aristeas. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Wasserstein, David.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wasserstein, Abraham, 1921-1995. Legend of the Septuagint. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 0521854954 (DLC) 2005021600 (OCoLC)61228608 |
| ISBN |
0511191898 (electronic book) |
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9780511191893 (electronic book) |
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0511190719 |
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9780511190711 |
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0511191030 |
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9780511191039 |
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9780511499142 (electronic book) |
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0511499140 (electronic book) |
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0521854954 (hardback) |
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9780521854955 |
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