The translation style of Old Greek Habakkuk
Subtitle: methodological advancement in interpretative studies of the Septuagint
By: James A.E. Mulroney
Series: Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe -- 86; Forschungen zum Alten Testament -- 86.
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Tübingen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9783161543869
Subjects: Translating; Habakuk (bijbelboek); Übersetzung; Bible; Bibel; Septuaginta; "Bible; "Septante"
Description: How did the translator of the Septuagint (Old Greek) book of Habakkuk interpret his Hebrew base text? James A. E. Mulroney analyzes the Greek style of the book and offers an extended analysis of present methodological issues in the field of Septuagint studies. - back of the book
Notes: Thesis University of Edinburgh, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-241) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Habakkuk speaks Greek : translation, interpretation and transformation; title: Methodology : the current state of affairs; title: Greek rhetoric and linguistic transformations : the translator and his style; title: Theology and exegis :  theological interpretation in Ambakoum; title: Conclusion; title: Appendix A : translation of Ambakoum and Habakkuk.