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The articles of this volume aim to contribute to a better understanding of the language of the Septuagint and biblical Greek in general. A large amount of the specific linguistic features of the Septuagint can be explained against the background of the vocabulary and stylistic phenomena of Greek literature and contemporary papyri. Moreover, numerous linguistic features of the Septuagint also occur in the New Testament, in the Apostolic Fathers and in the literature of ancient Christianity. The contributors to the volume consider both the Semitic legacy of these literary collections and their Greek background in the widest sense, including inscriptions and spoken Greek as reflected in papyri. The articles address three major topics: the vocabulary of the Septuagint and the New Testament and its linguistic background; papyri, neologisms and hapaxlegomena; and problems related to the interpretation of difficult passages in biblical and non-biblical Jewish literature. The contributors take into account recent developments in the research landscape, including studies of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the growing attention to the Septuagint as a version of the Bible to be studied in its own right.
Price: £90.40
Pages: 352
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Imprint: Mohr Siebeck
Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe
Publication Date:
17 February 2026
ISBN: 9783161563874
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
First Part: The Specific Vocabulary of the Septuagint and the New Testament and Its Linguistic Background
Antonella Bellantuono: A Self-Sufficient God. Investigation into the Meaning of the Epithet ????????? (1 Macc 12:9; 2 Macc 14:35; 3 Macc 2:9) - Eberhard Bons: Visiting the Sick. The Specific Use of the Verb ???????????? in Biblical and Non-Biblical Literature - Dorota Hartman: Translating Anger in the Bible. The Case of ???????? - Christoph Kugelmeier: ?????????? again. Observations on a Key Concept of Translation Theory in the Prologue to the Book of Ben Sira - Michaël van der Meer: Perseverance in the Septuagint. The Semantic Fields of ????? and ?????????? in the Greek Bible and Contemporary Documents - Nathalie Siffer: L'usage des hapax bibliques ???????? et ???????? à la lumière de la littérature grecque antique
Second Part: Studies in Papyri, Neologisms and Hapaxlegomena
Ralph Brucker: Papyri as Textual Witnesses of the Septuagint Psalms. Overview and Preliminary Checklist - Juan Chapa: Some Notes on P.Oxy. IV 656 - Patrick Pouchelle: La relation entre ??? et ?????? dans le Pentateuque. La construction d'une correspondance à la lumière de quelques papyri hellénistiques
Third Part: Neologisms and Hapaxlegomena
Rosario Pierri: Neologisms in Antiquity and in the Septuagint - Marco Settembrini: "Who Has Heard of Such a Thing?" (Is 66:8). Hapax legomena in Isaiah 56-66
Forth Part: Difficult Verses or Expressions in Biblical and Non-Biblical Jewish Literature
Miriam Carminati: The Rejoicing Wisdom in Prov 8:30-31. A Comparison of the Usage of the Hebrew Root ??q and the Greek Verb ???????? in Prov 8:30-31 - Flavio Dalla Vecchia: "J'étais auprès de lui en plein accord" (Pr 8,30a). Sagesse et Créateur/création - Giulia Leonardi: Ruth as ????????????. An Investigation of the Different Conceptions of Virtue between the Jewish Origins of the Narrative and Its Christian Reception - Adrian Schenker: Messager du grand dessein - titre messianique ancien? Critique textuelle d'Isaïe 9:5-6 - Daniela Scialabba: Aseneth, a Woman Who Becomes 'City of Refuge' for Many. Remarks on the Female Protagonist of the Novel 'Joseph and Aseneth' - Romina Vergari: "???? ??????????? ???? ????, ???? ?? ??????? ??? ????????" (Prov 11:25). "A blessed soul is fully simple; an immoderate man is indecorous"