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

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Honigman, Sylvie, 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
Subjects:
Letter of Aristeas.
Bible. > Old Testament. > Greek > Versions > Septuagint.
Bible. > Old Testament
Letter of Aristeas
RELIGION > Judaism > Sacred Writings.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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