Of Kings and Reigns

A Study of Translation Technique in the Gamma/Gamma Section of 3 Reigns (1 Kings)
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-16-149541-0
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, 231 Seiten, Format (B × H): 232 mm x 155 mm, Gewicht: 382 g

Reihe: Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe

In this study, Andrzeij S. Turkanik examines the question of translation technique in the gamma/gamma-section (2.11-21.43) of 3 Reigns (1 Kings) in the Septuagint. There exists a number of differences between the main textual witnesses, that is the Masoretic Text on the one hand, and the Old Greek translation on the other. These include additions, omissions, reorganisation of the material, as well as grammatical and syntactical differences between the Old Greek translation and the Masoretic Text. These differences have an effect on how the Greek text should be understood and interpreted. Before studies on a literary level can be carried out on the text, the practice of textual criticism helps to determine the status of the material being dealt with. Since the section under consideration has been considered the work of one translator, it provides the possibility of investigating the translator's style of working.This study consists of a careful investigation of the text in both Greek and Hebrew in order to identify and categorise the differences between the Old Greek and the Masoretic Text. The author discusses and decides the evidence on a case-by-case basis. He proposes a profile of the translator's work and asks questions about the reliability of the Septuagint version of the text for the recovery of the original text of 1 Kings.

Zielgruppe

Scholars and students in the fields of Old Testament, textual criticism, Judaic studies, Hebrew and Greek, corresponding institutes and libraries.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Turkanik, Andrzej S.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Übersetzungswissenschaft, Translatologie, Dolmetschen
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha

Über Autor(innen)

Turkanik, Andrzej S.
Born 1970; 2002 PhD at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Cambridge; 2002-2005 lecturer in Old Testament at Schloss Mitersill Study Centre, Austria, since 2005 executive director there.

Andrzej S. Turkanik: Born 1970; 2002 PhD at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Cambridge; 2002-05 lecturer in Old Testament at Schloss Mitersill Study Centre, Austria, since 2005 executive director there.