LXX Isaiah 24:1-26:6 as interpretation and translation
Subtitle: a methodological discussion
By: by Wilson de Angelo Cunha
Series: Society of Biblical Literature. Septuagint and cognate studies -- number 62; Septuagint and cognate studies series -- no. 62.
Publisher: SBL Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Atlanta
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9781628370249; 9781628370225; 9781628370232
Subjects: Bible; Versions; Criticism, interpretation; Exegese; Bibel; Septuagint
Description: In this volume Cunha argues that the differences found between the Septuagint text of Isaiah and the Hebrew of the Masoretic Text must be weighed against the literary context in which they are found. The author demonstrates that LXX Isa 24:1&#x2013;26:6 can be seen as a coherent ideological composition that differs greatly from the way scholars have interpreted MT Isa 24:1&#x2013;26:6. This coherence comes across through the use of certain lexemes and conjunctions throughout the passage. The book lays the case that a scribe or translator already had an interpretation before he started the process of translation that shaped his translation of the Hebrew text into Greek.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: MT and LXX Isaiah compared; title: LXX Isaiah in its own right.