Illuminating the Path ahead for Septuagint Studies: A Consideration of John A.L. Lee's The Greek of the Pentateuch

In The Greek of the Pentateuch, John Lee provides thorough analyses of the language of the Greek Pentateuch laced with insights and discoveries drawn from a lifetime spent in ancient sources. There are many positive aspects to the book. Most notably, he demonstrates the value of documentary and Clas...

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Main Author: Fresch, Christopher J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters 2021
In: Journal of septuagint and cognate studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 54, Pages: 25-42
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Spring / Linguistic analysis / Old Testament
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
HH Archaeology
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Summary:In The Greek of the Pentateuch, John Lee provides thorough analyses of the language of the Greek Pentateuch laced with insights and discoveries drawn from a lifetime spent in ancient sources. There are many positive aspects to the book. Most notably, he demonstrates the value of documentary and Classical evidence for the study of the Septuagint and helpfully speaks to current issues in Septuagint research. There are some claims to be critiqued, but the book’s overall argument is convincing. He demonstrates the competence of the Pentateuch translators and the naturalness of their Greek. He also paves new paths for Septuagint research that will benefit the field for years to come. Lee helpfully and clearly demonstrates why this ought not be the case.
ISSN:2325-4793
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of septuagint and cognate studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2143/JSCS.54.0.3290329