The Precursors of Aquila: The First Complete Publication of the Text of the Greek Minor Prophets Scroll (8Ḥevxiigr), Preceded by a Study of the

By: Barthélemy, Dominique

This ground-breaking study in Septuagint translation technique is, after sixty years, finally available to an English-speaking audience. Barth lemy provides us with a first look at the fragments of the Greek Minor Prophets Scroll from the Cave of Horror and embarks on a careful examination of this scroll's place in the history of Septuagint translation and revision. He poses questions and answers that have yet to be fully explored. Devanciers d'Aquila is described as "epoch-making" (Robert Kraft--Gnomon), "a stimulating contribution" (Sidney Jellicoe--Journal of the American Oriental Society), and "a monograph of singular importance" (Geza Vermes-Journal of Semitic Studies).

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004549587
• ISBN13: 9789004549586
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.4"