Translation and style in the old Greek Psalter: what pleases Israel's God
"While some describe the Greek Psalter as a "slavish" or "interlinear" translation with "dreadfully poor poetry," how would its original audience have described it? Positioning the translation within the developing corpus of Jewish-Greek literature, Jones analyzes...
| Published in: | Septuagint commentary series |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2022]
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Septuagint commentary series (1)
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| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Brown Jones, Jennifer, Translation and style in the old Greek Psalter: What Pleases Israel’s God] (2022) (Bell, Joel R.)
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| Series/Journal: | Septuagint commentary series Septuagint monograph series
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ Psalms
/ Translation
/ Literary style
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Psalms Greek Versions
Septuagint
Translating
B Bible. Psalms Greek Versions Septuagint Language, style B Bible. Psalms Greek Versions Septuagint Criticism, interpretation, etc |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
Electronic |
| Summary: | "While some describe the Greek Psalter as a "slavish" or "interlinear" translation with "dreadfully poor poetry," how would its original audience have described it? Positioning the translation within the developing corpus of Jewish-Greek literature, Jones analyzes the Psalter's style based on the textual models and literary strategies available to its translator. She demonstrates that the translator both respects the integrity of his source and displays a sensitivity to his translation's performative aspects. By adopting recognizable and acceptable Jewish-Greek literary conventions, the translator ultimately creates a text that can function independently and be read aloud or performed in the Jewish-Greek community"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004471251 |