Between Literalness and Freedom

Translation technique in the Septuagint of Joshua and Judges regarding the clause connections introduced by w(e) and kij. Zoll-Info: Ursprungsland Finnland

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Extent: 246 pages

Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Subjects: Twentieth- & Twenty-First- Century History

Language: English

Paperback (Out of print)

(January 2000)

ISBN: 9783525535493

5.83 x 8.23 inches

Price: $45.00

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Eine Untersuchung der Übersetzungspraxis der Septuaginta-Versionen der Bücher Josua und Richter.


The study describes the Septuagint’s translation technique applied to clauses introduced with w(e) and kij (two frequently used conjunctions in Hebrew) in the books of Joshua and Judges. By the analysis of these Hebrew conjunctions, it is possible to establish the frequency of either a standard Greek equivalent for the Hebrew conjunction or another rendering.The study employs a methodology developed and successfully used by Ilmari Soisalon-Soininen and Anneli Aejmelaeus. The author’s findings illuminate the translation technique used by an individual translator. E.g., the clause connections indicate that the Greek translation of Judges is by far more literal than that of Joshua.