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Category Archives: LXX
Jonah 1:6
Since I haven’t shared anything on Jonah or the Septuagint lately, I thought I might post a bit of what I have been working on in LXX Jonah. Jonah 1:6fg אוּלַ֞י יִתְעַשֵּׁ֧ת הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים לָ֖נוּ וְלֹ֥א נֹאבֵֽד ὅπως διασώσῃ ὁ θεὸς … Continue reading
Posted in Greek, Hebrew, Jonah, LXX, Old Testament Studies
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Augustine on the Validity of Many Texts (LXX and MT)
Here is an excerpt I found from Augustine’s City of God that pertains to the church’s use of the Greek Old Testament and the Hebrew Old Testament. For many modern Christians, the discussion between these texts is an either or proposition. … Continue reading
Posted in Greek, Hebrew, LXX
Tagged Augustine, Jonah, LXX, MT, Septuagint, Textual Witnesses
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Reading the Sealed Book
I’m currently reading J. Ross Wagner’s book Reading the Sealed Book: Old Greek Isaiah and the Problem of Septuagint Hermeneutics. This is an enjoyable read that should be on the radar of anyone studying the Septuagint. I am currently reading Wagner’s detailed … Continue reading
Posted in Greek, Greek Resources, LXX
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IOSCS Session 1
The first seminar I attended today was the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies. I would like to bring your attention to three of the presentations: Miika Tucker, Ben Johnson, and Chris Fresch. Miika Tucker Miika Tucker’s topic for … Continue reading
Posted in LXX
Tagged Ben Johnson, Chris Fresch, Discourse Analysis and the LXX, Miika Tucker, Reigns, Verbal Shifts in LXX
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Accordance 10.2 and New LXX Releases
I realize that I am a bit behind with this post. As a matter of fact, the sale has come and gone on some of these products (they are still available at regular price). I would have posted earlier, but … Continue reading
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LXX Translation of the Hebrew רעע in Jonah
The Septuagint translator handles God’s repentance with great caution. Up until Jonah 3:8, he consistently renders רעע, “evil, disaster, calamity”, with κακός, “evil, bad, trouble”. This stereotypical rendering breaks down in chapter three and four. The chart below contains all … Continue reading
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Art in the LXX Jonah Psalm
Two clauses caught my attention as I began my work in Jonah 2 today. Turn with me in your Hebrew and Greek texts. Jonah 2:4 in the Hebrew text reads: וְנָהָ֖ר יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי and the river surrounded me :Jonah 2:4 in … Continue reading
The Discourse Boundaries of Jonah 2
[Two days ago I posted on the discourse structure of Septuagint Jonah chapters 1 and three (they are parallel). This post continues my work through outlining the macrostructure of LXX Jonah by providing justification for Jonah 2:1-11 as a unit] … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Studies, Discourse Analysis, Greek, Hebrew, LXX, Old Testament Studies
Tagged Jonah 2
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Septuagint Jonah 1:1-3 and 3:1-3 Compared
Here is another snippet from my paper on the information structure of Septuagint Jonah. This part belongs in my discussion of the book’s macrostructure. Enjoy! [As a side note: I apologize in advance for the formatting of the Greek text. … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Studies, Jonah, LXX, Old Testament Studies
Tagged Septuagint Jonah
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