The legend of the Septuagint : from classical antiquity to today /
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| Author / Creator: | Wasserstein, Abraham, 1921-1995. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 334 pages) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11812506 |
| Summary: | Although the orgins of The Septuagint, the most influential of the Greek versions of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, are uncertain, different versions of a legend about the miraculous nature of its translation have existed since antiquity. The legend describes how Ptolemy Philadelphus (285-247 BCE) commissioned 72 Jewish scribes to translate the sacred Hebrew scriptures for his famous library in Alexandria and how the scribes, working independently, produced identical Greek versions. Adapted and changed by Jews, Pagans, Christians, and Muslims for many different reasons, all versions of the legend are included in this volume. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 334 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-323) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511191898 9780511191893 0511190719 9780511190711 0511191030 9780511191039 9780511499142 0511499140 0521854954 9780521854955 |