Greek Scripture and the Rabbis

Book Overview

Greek was widely used by Jews in the eastern Mediterranean, fromAlexander the Great until the Holocaust. However, its role in thetranslation of Hebrew Scripture for Jewish communities has not receivedsustained attention. The European Seminar in Advanced Jewish Studies, held at the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies in 2009 providedan international scholarly forum on the subject. The papers in thisvolume represent the fruits of the residential workshop. They coverbiblical textual criticism, the later Jewish Greek revisions, rabbinicattitudes towards Scripture in Greek, early Christian views of JewishGreek versions, imperial legislation on Jews and the public reading ofScripture, Greek loanwords in rabbinic literature, and medieval Greekbiblical glosses in Jewish manuscripts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 904292621X
• ISBN13: 9789042926219
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Peeters
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"