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| Title: La Bible d'Alexandrie: (LXX), V: Le Deutéronome Secondary Title: Coll. Grands Textes Pages: 364 Type: Book Year: 1992 Abstract: "This is the fourth volume to appear in the French Septuagint series. The format follows the pattern established by the previous volumes: bibliography, introduction, translation and notes, and an index of Greek words studied in the introduction and notes. The translation is of a high quality, combining fidelity with elegance and on occasion poetry. The notes concentrate primarily on elucidating the meaning of the Greek words, but there are frequent comparisons with the Masoretic text and with other, fragmentary, Greek versions, as well as the interpretations of Jewish and Christians exegetes. The text is divided up according to the traditional Hebrew lections, and there are helpful summaries and sub-headings. The introduction is in two separate parts. The first, by Marguerite Harl (who is the director of the whole project and has already given us an admirable Genesis), introduces us to the book of Deuteronomy and its Greek translator, focussing in particular on his handling of the religious themes in the book and his inventive handling of the Greek language. The second introduction, by Cécile Dogniez, analyses the structure of the book, and explains the divisions on which the synagogal readings are based, observing that they accord with the divisions in the manuscripts of the Greek text. She also discusses the language of the Greek version, devoting ten pages to a careful study of the geographical names, and briefly presents the history of the Greek text. All those interested in Greek Jewish culture and religion in antiquity will be grateful for this meticulous and richly annotated presentation of one of the key texts of ancient Judaism, which, in addition to explaining its reception in the Christian church, pays careful attention to the ways it was read and used by Philo and Josephus". - N.R.M. DeLange Keywords: Relation of Josephus to Hebrew Bible, Septuagint, and Rabbinic Literature |