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In the history of the Greek translation of the Bible, there are two recensions that play a very important role. The first is the Hexaplaric recension of Origen. In this work, Origen displayed the different versions of the Biblical text and aimed at bringing the Greek text as it had been submitted so far closer to the then current Hebrew text. His intervention in the Greek text has "opened the gates to a flood of approximations of the Greek text to the Hebrew" (dixit Anneli Aejmelaeus). Indeed, one can find Hexaplaric readings in many manuscripts, and even in texts, manuscripts and versions that have never been labeled like that. Filtering out what are Hexaplaric readings is of utmost importance to the reconstruction of the Old Greek text, which may then point to another Hebrew text. A similar enterprise was undertaken by Lucian, and his work too needs to be reconstructed and traced in order to establish the Old Greek text. The current volume deals with the books of 1-2 Sam, 1-2 Kings, as well as Joshua and Esther.
About the author
Anneli Aejmelaeus ist Professorin für Altes Testament und vorderasiatische Kultur und Literatur an der Universität Helsinki.Dr. Natia Mirotadze is researcher at the Korneli Kekelidze Georgian National Centre of Manuscripts.Pablo Torijano ist Professor für Hebräische Studien an der Complutense Universität Madrid.Kristin De Troyer ist Professorin für Altes Testament/Hebräische Bibel am St Mary's College, St Andrews.Dr. Dionisio Candido works at the University Salzburg.Joshua Alfaro was Ph.D. student at the university Salzburg.Kristin De Troyer ist Professorin für Altes Testament/Hebräische Bibel am St Mary's College, St Andrews.Anneli Aejmelaeus ist Professorin für Altes Testament und vorderasiatische Kultur und Literatur an der Universität Helsinki.Kristin De Troyer ist Professorin für Altes Testament/Hebräische Bibel am St Mary's College, St Andrews.Wolfgang Kraus ist Professor em. für Neues Testament an der Universiät des Saarlands, Saarbrücken.Emanuel Tov is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Bible at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Summary
In the history of the Greek translation of the Bible, there are two recensions that play a very important role. The first is the Hexaplaric recension of Origen. In this work, Origen displayed the different versions of the Biblical text and aimed at bringing the Greek text as it had been submitted so far closer to the then current Hebrew text. His intervention in the Greek text has "opened the gates to a flood of approximations of the Greek text to the Hebrew" (dixit Anneli Aejmelaeus). Indeed, one can find Hexaplaric readings in many manuscripts, and even in texts, manuscripts and versions that have never been labeled like that. Filtering out what are Hexaplaric readings is of utmost importance to the reconstruction of the Old Greek text, which may then point to another Hebrew text. A similar enterprise was undertaken by Lucian, and his work too needs to be reconstructed and traced in order to establish the Old Greek text. The current volume deals with the books of 1-2 Sam, 1-2 Kings, as well as Joshua and Esther.
Foreword
The recensions of Origin und Lucian are important in the history of the Greek translation of the Bible. In this work, Origen displayed the different versions of the Biblical text and aimed at bringing the Greek text as it had been submitted so far closer to the then current Hebrew text.
