[B-Greek] LXX Source Texts
Philip Engmann
phil-eng at ighmail.com
Sat Apr 10 10:40:42 EDT 2004
In the analysis of the accuracy or the 'goodness' of the translated LXX
texts[1] and consequently the analysis of the 'goodness' of LXX
translation techniques, it is helpful to have not only the target texts,
i.e. the LXX texts, but also the source texts, i.e. the Hebrew
consonantal texts from which the LXX texts were translated; but these
parent LXX Hebrew consonantal texts seem to be largely unavailable.
Whilst the Dead Sea scrolls have revealed that the MT source texts
differed in some places from the LXX source texts, is it fair to assume
that the MT consonantal text reflects the LXX unless otherwise proven?
And can this assumption stand up to critical scholarly scrutiny? Is
there any clear scholarly evidence for such an assumption?
Thank you,
Philip Engmann (phil-eng at ighmail.com)
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[1] i.e. from the Hebrew consonantal texts to the Greek LXX texts
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