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An Introduction to the Old Testament in Greek : With an Appendix Containing the Letter of Aristeas, Paperback / softback Book

An Introduction to the Old Testament in Greek : With an Appendix Containing the Letter of Aristeas Paperback / softback

Edited by Henry St. John Thackeray

Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Biblical Studies series

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Henry Barclay Swete (1835-1917) published An Introduction to the Old Testament in Greek in 1900 as a manual to accompany his three-volume edition of the Septuagint (1887-1894) and to provide a guide through the vast corpus of Septuagint literature.

Part 1 covers the textual history of the Septuagint, providing an in-depth analysis of its complex tradition, surveying the most important Greek witnesses and the earliest versions.

Part 2 discusses the Alexandrian manuscript tradition, and covers the order and grouping of books, titles, comparison with the Hebrew Canon, and the textual divisions used in the manuscripts.

Part 3 is concerned with the influence and use of the Septuagint in later works.

An appendix contains the letter of pseudo-Aristeas with an introduction explaining the forgery.

For over a century Swete's work has been an indispensable tool for every scholar and student of the Septuagint.

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