The Text of Jeremiah: Re-Examining the Evidence from Kings
Jeremiah 52 largely parallels 2 Kgs 25, and Jer 40–43 contains various sentences that are also found in 2 Kgs 25:22–26. The present article compares these parallel texts, in order to determine the relationship between the Masoretic text of Jeremiah and the book’s Old Greek translation. It concludes...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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| In: |
Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2021, Volume: 71, Issue: 2, Pages: 161-174 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Parallel text
/ Harmonization
/ Greek language
/ Bible. Jeremia 52
/ Bible. Jeremia 40-43
/ Bible. Könige 2. 25
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
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| Summary: | Jeremiah 52 largely parallels 2 Kgs 25, and Jer 40–43 contains various sentences that are also found in 2 Kgs 25:22–26. The present article compares these parallel texts, in order to determine the relationship between the Masoretic text of Jeremiah and the book’s Old Greek translation. It concludes that this relationship is complex, but that the agreements between the Greek text of Jeremiah and the Hebrew text of Kings support the view that the Old Greek of Jeremiah reflects an early Hebrew version of the book. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341457 |