Toward a Theology of the Septuagint

Download or read book Toward a Theology of the Septuagint written by Martin Rösel and published by SBL Press. This book was released on 2020-07-17 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovative Septuagint research from an international group of scholars Toward a Theology of the Septuagint: Stellenbosch Congress on the Septuagint, 2018 focuses on the question of whether it is appropriate and possible to formulate a theology of the Septuagint. Nineteen English and German essays examine Old Testament, New Testament, and extrabiblical texts from a variety of methodological perspectives to demonstrate that such a theology is indeed necessary and possible. Features Nuanced discussion of whether and how a theology of the Septuagint can be written Extensive methodological discussions Close textual studies of biblical, Greek philosophical, and Jewish sources Abstracts of each essay