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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Lxx"”.
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Neologisms in LXX Jeremiah: Word Formation within the History of Greek
… and interpretive value of neologisms in the LXX, with a focus on Jeremiah. It reviews past scholarship and methodological frameworks, distinguishing between “Hebrew-priority” and “Greek-priority” approaches. These orientations are shown to underlie distinct theories of LXX lexicography, yet …
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The Textual Relation of the Peshitta of Ezekiel 1-12 to MT and to the Ancient Versions (Tg-J and LXX)
<p><em>Problem</em> . The dilemma of the Syriac version is its mysterious provenance and the direct relationship it may have to the other versions (particularly <strong>G </strong>[Septuagint] and <strong>C</strong><sup>J </sup>[Targum Jonathan]). Thus some scholars have automatically discarded or …
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Language Contact and Inner-Syriac Developments: Lexical Study of the Peshitta Genesis
… (Aramaic-Greek-Syriac) and corpus contact (LXX-P, T-P) on the one hand, and inner-Syriac developments on the other. Using case studies from Peshitta Genesis, the thesis responds to proposals of Septuagint or Targumic influence upon the Peshitta, and demonstrates that language contact and …
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Πνεῦμα in the Septuagint
… of πνεῦμα in the translated texts of the LXX. I take a multicausal approach which considers both the source texts and discourse context of the Greek translation together as formative (to varying degrees) for word choice, and thereby also for the examination of word meaning. The primary …
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Themes, Lexemes, and "Mnemes": Composite Allusions in the Gospel of John and other Jewish Literature
… 1:1–3; 1QHa 16:5–12a; Sir. 33:7–15; Exod. 15:3 LXX; Ps. 71:17 LXX; and Isa. 3:9 LXX); secondly, a double citation in John (12:37–40); and, finally, three composite allusions in John (1:29, 7:37–39, 15:1–11). I argue that the composite features across all of these passages function on the basis …
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A critical edition of the hexaplaric fragments of Ecclesiastes
… for the project: notes in the margins of Greek/LXX Bible manuscripts, marginal readings in Syriac from the Syro-Hexapla, the works of early church fathers, and the Catena traditions. The chapter also takes note of certain source materials that were not available at the time that the dissertation …
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The Use and Abuse of Authority: an Investigation of the ἐξουσία Passages in Revelation
… Hellenistic Jewish, Rabbinic) and biblical (LXX, Biblia Hebraica, Greek NT) literary sources that are linguistic backgrounds to the meaning of the term. The Greco-Roman and Hellenistic Jewish works generally employ ἐξουσία with regard to human power relationships. The NT use of the term …
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Old Testament quotations within the context of Stephen's speech in Acts
… the pertinent OT textual traditions (e.g., MT, LXX, etc), and the NT is provided. This clearly establishes the nature of the changes and modifications present in Luke’s reading of his original material. Secondly and finally, the discussion seeks to provide an assessment of Luke’s theological and …
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Intertextual chaos? Investigating Paul’s use of Hosea in Romans 9:25-26 in light of Hans-Georg Gadamer’s philosophical hermeneutics
… a hermeneutical standpoint, are Hos 2:23 (2:25 LXX) and 1:10 (2:1 LXX) in Rom 9:25-26, which are presented here as a case study for testing the relevance of Hans-Georg Gadamer’s hermeneutic for biblical studies. Paul’s quotations are thought-provoking because there seem to be difficulties …
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The faith of Jesus Christ: an analysis of Paul's use of pistis Christou
… overview of the use of pistis ("faith") in the LXX and the rest of the NT corpus outside of Paul's letters. It is argued that the LXX usage of pistis supports the subjective genitive interpretation, but the NT usage argues for the objective genitive interpretation. Chapter 3 investigates the use …
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Double Renderings in the Septuagint of Proverbs 1–9
… in the rest of Greek Proverbs and other LXX literature. As well, this chapter interacts with scholarly treatments of the double renderings and considers the validity of their theses. In many cases, previous treatments conclude that one of the doubly rendered lines is a later addition, but …
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Studies in Septuagint Leviticus: Linguistics, Tradition, and Lexical Choice
… chose δικαίωμα to represent ḥōq “statute,” in LXX-Lev 25:18a, as part of a tradition that would influence the meaning of δικαίωμα in subsequent Jewish and Christian Greek literature and eventually the broader Greek world. In all three studies the translator seemed to be somewhat dependent on, …
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ΙΟΥΣΤΙΝΟΣ. Ο ΜΑΡΤΥΣ ΚΑΙ ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΟΣ ΩΣ ΕΡΜΗΝΕΥΤΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΛΑΙΑΣ ΔΙΑΘΗΚΗΣ
… AND DIALOGUE WITH TRYPHO): JUSTIN ACCEPTS THE LXX TEXT IN WHICH HE FINDS DIVINE INSPIRATION BUT ONLY THESE BOOKS WERE ACCEPTED BY TRYPHO (A JEW). YET, JUSTIN IS FAMILIAR WITH OTHER O.T. TRANSLATIONS AS WELL (THAT OF THEODOTION AND THAT OF ACYLAS) AND WITH A COLLECTION OF PROPHECIES; HOWEVER, HE …
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Translation of Homilia in divites by Basil of Caesarea with Annotation and Dating
… identify the scriptural content were done using LXX and GNT as databases and employing the search capabilities of Accordance Bible Software. Many scholars' comments on the sermon are also included in the notes. No English translation and annotation of Basil of Caesarea's sermon Homilia in divites …
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Translation techniques in the Solomonic narrative of OG 2 Chronicles as evinced by OG 2 Chr 4-6
Within the field of LXX studies, much research is conducted topically (studies of rhetoric, verbs, etc. in a certain book) or broadly (translation techniques for a large corpus). This thesis includes a broad examination of the Solomon narrative (2 Chr 1-9) and a narrow focus on three specific …
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Exploring Psalm 80 as a source for Matthew 25:31—46
… This thesis argues that Psalm 80 (Psalm 79 LXX) is an important source for the composition of Matthew 25:31—46. Psalm 80 provides a religio—political background for understanding the devastation facing Judaism at the hands of the Romans. Viewing Psalm 80 as a source for Matthew 25:31—46 …
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Some Major Figures of Speech in the Letters of Saint Cyprian
… diction. The Letters IV, LVII, LXI, LXIV, LXVII, LXX, LXXII, written in common with others, have been included since probably they express the views of St. Cyprian. The Latin text used is St. Cyprlen Correspondance par Le Chanoine Bayard, Société des,Belles Lettres, 1925. The Epistles of St. …
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The Successive, Corresponding Epochal Arrangement of the "Chronogenealogies" of Genesis 5 and 11B in the Three Textual Traditions : LXXA, SP, and MT
… artificial and unilaterally derivative, that is, LXXA contained data which SP rearranged and the highly schematized MT later drew upon both LXXA and SP for its arrangement. Differences in each version's data were found to be directly related to epochal calculations pivoting on the flood. LXXA …
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The Historiography of Chronicles as Reflected in Its Account of Solomon's Reign
… as "second class" history from the time of the LXX translators until the present. Chapter 3 argues that the Chronicler did not fabricate his materials, but used sources available to him and discusses the possibility of written literature in Israel, despite the lack of epigraphical evidence …
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A linguistic analysis of the articular infinitive in New Testament Greek
… usage with analogous constructions in the LXX to see if the thesis is consistent with this body of literature. Chapter six summarizes the implications that the thesis has for New Testament Greek grammar and for exegesis in the New Testament.
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