TY - BOOK
T1 - The legend of the septuagint
T2 - From classical antiquity to today
AU - Wasserstein, Abraham
AU - Wasserstein, David J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© David J. Wasserstein 2006 and Cambridge University Press, 2009.
PY - 2006/1/1
Y1 - 2006/1/1
N2 - Although the orgins of The Septuagint, the most influential of the Greek versions of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, are uncertain, different versions of a legend about the miraculous nature of its translation have existed since antiquity. The legend describes how Ptolemy Philadelphus (285-247 BCE) commissioned 72 Jewish scribes to translate the sacred Hebrew scriptures for his famous library in Alexandria and how the scribes, working independently, produced identical Greek versions. Adapted and changed by Jews, Pagans, Christians, and Muslims for many different reasons, all versions of the legend are included in this volume.
AB - Although the orgins of The Septuagint, the most influential of the Greek versions of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, are uncertain, different versions of a legend about the miraculous nature of its translation have existed since antiquity. The legend describes how Ptolemy Philadelphus (285-247 BCE) commissioned 72 Jewish scribes to translate the sacred Hebrew scriptures for his famous library in Alexandria and how the scribes, working independently, produced identical Greek versions. Adapted and changed by Jews, Pagans, Christians, and Muslims for many different reasons, all versions of the legend are included in this volume.
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U2 - 10.1017/CBO9780511499142
DO - 10.1017/CBO9780511499142
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AN - SCOPUS:84922886953
SN - 0521854954
SN - 9780521854955
BT - The legend of the septuagint
PB - Cambridge University Press
ER -