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The Septuagint and Homeric scholarship in Alexandria : a study in the narrative of the Letter of Aristeas /

The etter of Aristeas is among the most intriguing literary productions of Ptolemaic Alexandria, and this is the first book-length study to be devoted to it.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Honigman, Sylvie, 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Genre and composition in the Book of Aristeas
  • The central narrative ; the transfiguration of history into charter myth
  • Enforcing the narrative veracity : the rhetoric of historiography in the Book of Aristeas
  • The origins and early history of the LXX : guidelines for a reconstruction of the past
  • The Homeric paradigm : a hypothesis on the genesis of the LXX and the Book of Aristeas
  • Conclusion: the Book of Aristeas between two worlds.