The Curious Case of tsmḥ and anatolē: An Inquiry into Septuagint Translation Patterns
Two main arguments have been proposed to explain the peculiar LXX use of the typically light-related anatolē to render the familiar messianic tsmḥ of Jer 23:5, Zech 3:8, and Zech 6:12. (1) The translators simply made a mistake or switched metaphors, or (2) the translators were using anatolē to highl...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scholar's Press
[2015]
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| In: |
Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2015, Volume: 134, Issue: 3, Pages: 505-527 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jeremiah
/ Old Testament
/ anatolē
/ Greek language
/ Noun
/ Growth (Plants)
/ Light
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Jewish literature
History & criticism
B Bible. Jeremiah B Bible Versions B Messianism B Semantics |
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| Summary: | Two main arguments have been proposed to explain the peculiar LXX use of the typically light-related anatolē to render the familiar messianic tsmḥ of Jer 23:5, Zech 3:8, and Zech 6:12. (1) The translators simply made a mistake or switched metaphors, or (2) the translators were using anatolē to highlight the "glow" half of the alleged "glow/grow" semantic field of tsmḥ. This article argues against both views by undertaking a comprehensive semantic analysis of both the Hebrew and the Greek lexical groups, paying particular attention to their literal and metaphorical uses across a broad range of Jewish literature. The analysis demonstrates that the translators' use of anatolē is a semantically appropriate gloss that captures the underlying sense of the metaphor: the emergence or arising of a deliverer figure. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.15699/jbl.1343.2015.2949 |