A theology of the Septuagint?
Date
2017
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Old Testament Society of South Africa
Abstract
This contribution to the Festschrift for Sakkie Spangenberg
addresses the question of whether it is appropriate and even
possible to formulate “the/a theology of the Septuagint.” To be sure,
this author (Cook) has endeavoured to formulate “theologies” of
LXX Proverbs and the Old Greek of Job as case studies. However,
there is no consensus that it is appropriate or even viable to do so.
There are broadly speaking two groupings in this regard: the
minimalists and the maximalists. It is the aim of this paper to take
cognisance of this uncertainty and to address diverse perspectives
on this issue. After a brief introduction, the minimalists will be
introduced, followed by a consideration of the maximalists.
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CITATION: Cook, J. 2017. A theology of the Septuagint?. Old Testament Essays, 30(2):265-282, doi:10.17159/2312-3621/2017/v30n2a5.
The original publication is available at http://www.scielo.org.za
The original publication is available at http://www.scielo.org.za
Keywords
Bible. Proverbs. Greek. Septuagint -- Versions, Bible. Proverbs -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Bible. Job -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Citation
Cook, J. 2017. A theology of the Septuagint?. Old Testament Essays, 30(2):265-282, doi:10.17159/2312-3621/2017/v30n2a5