Diathḗkē in Ptolemaic Documentary Papyri and LXX Genesis

Διαθήκη in Ptolemaic Documentary Papyri and LXX Genesis

In this article, we observe that in Ptolemaic testament papyri the full proprietorship of the patrimony was not immediately transferred to heirs, and that, by διαθήκη, heirs could acquire only the “usufruct” (the right to use the land) during the lifetime of the testator. From this perspective, this...

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Main Author: Kim, Kyu Seop (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2021, Volume: 71, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 704-717
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Usufruct / Heir (Person) / Family / Diathēkē / Divine covenant / Circumcision (Man) / Old Testament / Genesis / Greece (Antiquity) / Egypt
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
HH Archaeology
XA Law
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Summary:In this article, we observe that in Ptolemaic testament papyri the full proprietorship of the patrimony was not immediately transferred to heirs, and that, by διαθήκη, heirs could acquire only the “usufruct” (the right to use the land) during the lifetime of the testator. From this perspective, this study proposes that the translators of LXX Genesis selected the Greek equivalent διαθήκη for the Hebrew word בְּרִית because the term διαθήκη referred to the bestowal of the usufruct. In LXX Genesis, Abraham, Isaac, and all living beings did not possess the proprietorship of the land by διαθήκη even though they could use the land.
ISSN:1568-5330
Contains:Enthalten in: Vetus Testamentum
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685330-00001111