Author : Dirk Büchner
Publisher : SBL Press
ISBN 13 : 0884142434
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The SBL Commentary on the Septuagint by : Dirk Büchner
Download or read book The SBL Commentary on the Septuagint written by Dirk Büchner and published by SBL Press. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the groundwork for a new commentary series from SBL Press This book contains verse by verse commentary on selections from the Greek text of the Hebrew Bible known as the Septuagint. Each chapter is from a different bible book, for which there will eventually be a full commentary published in the Society of Biblical Literature Commentary on the Septuagint. The commentary series focuses on the actual process of translation, so its authors try to describe and explain the kinds of decisions the ancient Alexandrian translators made about how to render Hebrew into Greek. Features Translations from and commentary on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Esther, Job, and Psalms Contributions from eight experts on the Septuagint Guidelines and procedures used in the production of the translations in the series