The Medieval Revision of the Ambrosian Hexateuch - Critical Editing between Septuaginta and Hebraica Veritas in Ms. Ambrosianus A 147 inf

At the end of the 11th century the ancient Hexateuch Ms. Ambrosianus A 147 inf. underwent a general restoration: the original majuscule writing was retraced throughout, some lost sheets were replaced, and a great number of variant readings were added, being sometimes preferred to the original text. The purpose of the restoration appears to have been a revision of the Septuagint text in order to make it conform to the Masoretic. Mariachiara Fincati provides a complete analysis of each individual modification by comparing each of them with extant Christian and Jewish Greek translations of the biblical text.

About the author

Mariachiara Fincati, Ph.D., is Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Religious Studies at the Università Cattolica in Milan.

Product details

• Authors: Mariachiara Fincati
• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Languages: German
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2016
• EAN: 9783525536186
• ISBN: 978-3-525-53618-6
• No. of pages: 456
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 237 mm x 35 mm
• Weight: 883 g
• Illustrations: with 3 figures
• Series: De Septuaginta Investigationes (DSI); De Septuaginta Investigationes; De Septuaginta Investiationes; De Septuaginta Investigationes (DSI) 005; De Septuaginta Investigationes; De Septuaginta Investigationes (DSI); De Septuaginta Investiationes; De Septuaginta Investigationes (DSI) 005
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works