Le milieu producteur du Pentateuque grec
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19409470 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan Joosten (0009-0003-2503-4741, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 165 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 349-361 |
| Publication date | 2006-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revue des Études Juives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0484-8616 • E-ISSN: 1783-175X |
| Publisher | Peeters Publishers (PUBLISHER • BE) |
| DOI | 10.2143/rej.165.3.2018354 |
| OpenAlex | W1983456154 |
| Language | FR |
| Citations received | 1 |
In which social and cultural milieu did the Greek translation of the Torah originate ? Was it an elite group, close to the court and literary circles in Alexandria ? Were the translators bilingual scribes, experts in both the minutiae of the Hebrew text and the nuances of the Greek language ? Or should one envisage a more modest milieu ? The present article draws attention to a number of linguistic features favouring the latter hypothesis. The translators belong to a Jewish community among the middle classes. They are not professional translators, nor professional interpreters of Scripture. A few details suggest that the group producing the Greek Pentateuch consists essentially of soldiers
Art · Ethnology · Humanities · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |