Septuagint From Alexandria to Constantinople - Canon, New Testament, Church Fathers, Catenae

An authoritative study of the reception of the Septuagint in Alexandria and in the Christian tradition, based on Gilles Dorival's Grinfield Lectures.

List of contents

• Abbreviations specific to the Greek Old Testament (according to Rahlfs' order)


• List of Figures


• Part I: Before Christianity: The Septuagint and the Biblical Canon


• 1: The formation of the Jewish Canon


• 2: The Septuagint and the Issue of the Canon


• Part II: The New Testament and the Scribes (Copyists) of the Septuagint


• 3: Is the Septuagint the Old Testament of the New Testament?


• 4: Was the text of the Septuagint Christianized?


• Part III: The Church Fathers


• 5: Is the Septuagint the Old Testament of the Church Fathers?


• 6: The Vocabulary of the Septuagint and the Church Fathers


• Part IV: The Biblical Catenae


• 7: An Overview of the Catenae


• 8: The Catenae and the Septuagint


• Conclusion


• Bibliography


• Index of Biblical quotations


• Index of Ancient Authors


• Index of Modern Authors

About the author

Gilles Dorival is Emeritus Professor at Aix-Marseille University.

Summary

An authoritative study of the reception of the Septuagint in Alexandria and in the Christian tradition, based on Gilles Dorival's Grinfield Lectures.

Additional text

His book is a helpful investigation into the LXX's reception in Jewish and Christian circles. He introduces his readers to many helpful and interesting concepts. Overall, those interested in the subject will gain from this useful introduction to the Septuagint's reception.

Product details

• Authors: Gilles Dorival, Gilles (Emeritus Professor Dorival
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.09.2021
• EAN: 9780192898098
• ISBN: 978-0-19-289809-8
• No. of pages: 236
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Judaism / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Judaism / Talmud, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings, Judaism: Sacred Texts