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Et Sapienter Et Eloquenter
. Ed(S): Bons, Eberhard; Kraus, Thomas J.
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Hardback. To what extent does the Greek translation of the Bible contain stylistic and rhetorical elements that are not present in the Hebrew source text? This title examines this question. It investigates the stylistic and rhetorical elements present in various books of the Bible (for example: "Psalms", "Amos", and "Solomons Book of Wisdom"). Editor(s): Bons, Eberhard; Kraus, Thomas J. Num Pages: 165 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 1209.
As the ancient Greek version of the Old Testament the Septuagint is probably the first great translation project of Greco-Roman antiquity. Together with the Septuagint text the religion and culture of ancient Judaism came to the fore of a Greek speaking audience, which did not have any access to the holy scriptures of the Jews in Hebrew. That translation project also manifested a transfer of religious, social, and anthropological categories and concepts of Semitic origin to another cultural world of language and science that itself was shaped by Hellenism.Over the last years the Septuagint has gradually edged closer into the ... Read more
As the ancient Greek version of the Old Testament the Septuagint is probably the first great translation project of Greco-Roman antiquity. Together with the Septuagint text the religion and culture of ancient Judaism came to the fore of a Greek speaking audience, which did not have any access to the holy scriptures of the Jews in Hebrew. That translation project also manifested a transfer of religious, social, and anthropological categories and concepts of Semitic origin to another cultural world of language and science that itself was shaped by Hellenism.Over the last years the Septuagint has gradually edged closer into the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
Number of Pages
165
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783525532614
SKU
V9783525532614
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About . Ed(S): Bons, Eberhard; Kraus, Thomas J.
Eberhard Bons, b. 1958, dr. theol., is Professor of Old Testament at the University of Strasbourg. Dr. theol. Thomas J. Kraus is a teacher of English and Ethics at a Bavarian grammar school.
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