Between Scroll and Scripture
Studies in Septuagint, Biblical Greek, and Papyri
Edited by Eberhard Bons Edited by Daniela Scialabba Edited by Antonella Bellantuono
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(February 2026)
ISBN: 9783161563874
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The contributors aim to enhance the understanding of the language of the Septuagint and biblical Greek in general. Taking into account the evolution of the research landscape in Septuagint studies, they show how specific linguistic features can be explained against the background of Hellenistic literature and papyri of Egyptian origin.
English summary: The articles of this volume aim to contribute to a better understanding of the language of the Septuagint and biblical Greek in general. A large amount of the specific linguistic features of the Septuagint can be explained against the background of the vocabulary and stylistic phenomena of Hellenistic literature and contemporary papyri. Moreover, numerous linguistic features of the Septuagint also occur in the New Testament, in the Apostolic Fathers and in the literature of ancient Christianity. The contributors to the volume consider both the Semitic legacy of these literary collections and their Greek background in the widest sense, including inscriptions and spoken Greek as reflected in papyri. The articles address four major topics: the vocabulary of the Septuagint and the New Testament and its linguistic background; the papyri and their importance for biblical scholarship; neologisms and Hapax legomena; and problems related to the interpretation of difficult passages in biblical and non-biblical Jewish literature. The contributors take into account recent developments in the research landscape, including studies of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the growing attention to the Septuagint as a version of the Bible to be studied in its own right. German description: Die Artikel dieses Bandes wollen zu einem besseren Verstandnis der Sprache der Septuaginta und des biblischen Griechisch insgesamt beitragen. Zahlreiche sprachliche Merkmale der Septuaginta lassen sich besser auf dem Hintergrund des Wortschatzes und der stilistischen Phanomene der zeitgenossischen Papyri und der hellenistischen Literatur erklaren. Solche sprachliche Charakteristika finden sich auch im Neuen Testament, in den Apostolischen Vatern und in der Literatur des antiken Christentums. Die Beitrage berucksichtigen sowohl den semitischen Hintergrund dieser literarischen Corpora als auch ihr griechisches Umfeld im weitesten Sinne, einschliesslich der Inschriften und der gesprochenen Sprache, wie sie sich in Papyri agyptischer Herkunft widerspiegelt. Die Artikel behandeln vier Hauptthemen: die Terminologie der Septuaginta und des Neuen Testaments und ihr sprachlicher Hintergrund; die Papyri und ihre Bedeutung fur die biblische Forschung; Neologismen und Hapaxlegomena; Probleme bei der Interpretation schwieriger Passagen in biblischer und nichtbiblischer judischer Literatur. Die Artikel tragen den jungsten Entwicklungen in der Forschungslandschaft Rechnung, vor allem der Rolle, die die Texte aus Qumran in der Bibelwissenschaft spielen, aber auch der zunehmenden Aufmerksamkeit, die der Septuaginta als eigenstandiger Bibelversion entgegengebracht wird.
First Part: The Specific Vocabulary of the Septuagint and the New Testament and Its Linguistic Background
Antonella Bellantuono: A Self-Sufficient God. Investigation into the Meaning of the Epithet áźĎĎÎżĎÎ´Îľá˝ľĎ (1 Macc 12:9; 2 Macc 14:35; 3 Macc 2:9) - Eberhard Bons: Visiting the Sick. The Specific Use of the Verb áźĎΚĎκέĎĎοΟιΚ in Biblical and Non-Biblical Literature - Dorota Hartman: Translating Anger in the Bible. The Case of ĎÎąĎÎżÎžá˝ťÎ˝Ď - Christoph Kugelmeier: ៸ĎοδĎ
Î˝ÎąÎźá˝łĎ again. Observations on a Key Concept of Translation Theory in the Prologue to the Book of Ben Sira - MichaĂŤl van der Meer: Perseverance in the Septuagint. The Semantic Fields of áź°ĎĎĎĎ and áźÎ˝Î´ĎίΜοΟιΚ in the Greek Bible and Contemporary Documents - Nathalie Siffer: L'usage des hapax bibliques θξοΟιĎá˝łĎ et θξοΟόĎÎżĎ Ă la lumière de la littĂŠrature grecque antique
Second Part: Studies in Papyri, Neologisms and Hapaxlegomena
Ralph Brucker: Papyri as Textual Witnesses of the Septuagint Psalms. Overview and Preliminary Checklist - Juan Chapa: Some Notes on P.Oxy. IV 656 - Patrick Pouchelle: La relation entre ××× et áźÎťÎÎłĎĎ dans le Pentateuque. La construction d'une correspondance Ă la lumière de quelques papyri hellĂŠnistiques
Third Part: Neologisms and Hapaxlegomena
Rosario Pierri: Neologisms in Antiquity and in the Septuagint - Marco Settembrini: "Who Has Heard of Such a Thing?" (Is 66:8). Hapax legomena in Isaiah 56-66
Forth Part: Difficult Verses or Expressions in Biblical and Non-Biblical Jewish Literature
Miriam Carminati: The Rejoicing Wisdom in Prov 8:30-31. A Comparison of the Usage of the Hebrew Root ĹḼq and the Greek Verb Îľá˝ĎĎÎąá˝ˇÎ˝Ď in Prov 8:30-31 - Flavio Dalla Vecchia: "J'ĂŠtais auprès de lui en plein accord" (Pr 8,30a). Sagesse et CrĂŠateur/crĂŠation - Giulia Leonardi: Ruth as ÎłĎ
νὴδĎ
νΏΟξĎĎ. An Investigation of the Different Conceptions of Virtue between the Jewish Origins of the Narrative and Its Christian Reception - Adrian Schenker: Messager du grand dessein - titre messianique ancien? Critique textuelle d'IsaĂŻe 9:5-6 - Daniela Scialabba: Aseneth, a Woman Who Becomes 'City of Refuge' for Many. Remarks on the Female Protagonist of the Novel 'Joseph and Aseneth' - Romina Vergari: "ĎĎ
Ďá˝´ Îľá˝ÎťÎżÎłÎżĎ
ΟένΡ ĎážśĎÎą áźĎÎťáż, áźÎ˝á˝´Ď δὲ θĎ
Îźá˝˝Î´ÎˇĎ Îżá˝Îş Îľá˝ĎĎ὾ΟĎν" (Prov 11:25). "A blessed soul is fully simple; an immoderate man is indecorous"
- Edited by Eberhard Bons
- Edited by Daniela Scialabba
- Edited by Antonella Bellantuono
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