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Wasserstein, Abraham, 1921-1995.

The legend of the Septuagint : from classical antiquity to today / Abraham Wasserstein, David J. Wasserstein. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (xviii, 334 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-323) and index.

The letter of Aristeas -- The Hellenistic Jewish tradition -- The rabbis and the Greek Bible -- The Ptolemaic changes -- The church fathers and the translation of the Septuagint -- Among the Christians in the Orient -- The Muslims and the Septuagint -- Yosippon and the story of the seventy -- Karaites, Samaritans and Rabbanite Jews in the Middle Ages -- The Septuagint in the Renaissance and the modern world.

The Septuagint is the most influential of the Greek versions of the Torah. Many versions of a legend about the translation have existed since antiquity. This is the first account of all of these versions providing a history of the uses and abuses of the legend in various Mediterranean cultures.

ISBN: 0511191898 9780511191893 0511190719 9780511190711 0511191030 9780511191039 9780511499142 0511499140

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Letter of Aristeas.
Bible. Greek --Old Testament.--Versions--Septuagint.
Lettre d'Aristée.
Bible Grec --A.T.--Versions--Septante.
Bible.--Old Testament
Letter of Aristeas
Bible.--A.T.--Apocryphes--Lettre d'Aristée.
Bible.--A.T.--Versions grecques--Septante--Légendes--Histoire et critique.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
RELIGION--Judaism--Sacred Writings.
RELIGION--Biblical Studies--Old Testament.
Septuaginta.
Receptie.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BS744.A7 / W37 2006eb

Dewey Class. No.: 221.4/8/09