Trails of a Different Vorlage and a Free Translator in LXX-Proverbs: A Text-Critical Analysis of Proverbs 16:1-7

In recent Septuagint scholarly debates, a great deal of attention has been given to the Book of Proverbs. This book, unlike others, has not been extensively studied regarding translation techniques or text-critical research. Nevertheless, the textual witnesses of Proverbs demonstrate some variants,...

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Published in:Old Testament essays
Main Author: Beeckman, Bryan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: SA ePublications [2017]
In: Old Testament essays
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Old Testament / Bible. Sprichwörter 16,1-7 / Bible. Exodus 7,14-11,10 / Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran Scrolls / Höhle 4, Qumran
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
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Summary:In recent Septuagint scholarly debates, a great deal of attention has been given to the Book of Proverbs. This book, unlike others, has not been extensively studied regarding translation techniques or text-critical research. Nevertheless, the textual witnesses of Proverbs demonstrate some variants, particularly many minuses and pluses, which are relevant to our understanding of the text. This article presents a text-critical analysis of Prov 16:1-7 using the methodology proposed by Bénédicte Lemmelijn presented in her book A Plague of Texts? A Text-Critical Study of the So-Called “Plague Narrative” in Exodus 7:14-11,10. The results of this analysis led to the conclusion that the LXX translator, who translated freely, had a different Vorlage, which had another verse order than MT and 4QProvb. This essay makes a contribution in terms of arriving at a better understanding of the translation technique of LXX Proverbs.
ISSN:2312-3621
Contains:Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2017/v30n3a3
HDL: 10520/EJC-da5601f6b