[B-Greek] LXX vs. Masoretic
Albert Pietersma
albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
Thu Jan 15 14:29:36 EST 2004
Dear Rodney,
The NETS Pentateuch is in press with Oxford University. It is now all
up to OUP, but the press is working toward summer 2004 (to be available
by the Leiden Congress of the IOSCS July 30-31).
The translations have been done by Rob Hiebert (Gen), Larry Perkins
(Ex), Dirk Buchner (Lev), Peter Flint (Num), Mel Peters(Deut).
Just send OUP a note of inquiry :-)
Al
On Jan 15, 2004, at 1:04 PM, bgreek at ntresources.com wrote:
>> I get confused as to which English translations of the Old Testament
>> depended more upon the LXX vs. the Masoretic version. Is
>> there a listing somewhere of which edition used what?
>
> Almost without exception translations of the OT use the MT as their
> translation base. None of the standard English Bibles of which I'm
> aware
> profess to translate "more" from the LXX (though I've heard some people
> castigate translations they don't like by stating the opposite :)
> The MT is the translation base for all, though there may be varying
> degrees
> to which various English translations use the LXX in resolving
> translation
> difficulties, but this is always a relatively minor portion of the OT.
> I
> don't know of any (though they may exist) standard English Bible OT
> which
> *never* uses the LXX--and I think that includes even the KJV, though I
> can't
> document that offhand.
>
>> Also is there translations available which come completely
>> form the LXX and one completely from the Masoretic?
>
> There are very, very few translations of the LXX as such. There is the
> old
> translation in the Bagster parallel LXX/English edition (done by
> Brenton),
> and one by Thompson (interestingly, the secretary to the Continental
> Congress!), but both are over 200 years old. The best thing coming in
> this
> regard is NETS: New English Translation of the Septuagint, but only the
> Psalter is available ([well-] done by Al Pietersma--who is on this
> list).
> The Pentateuch is due "soon" (any update, Al Pietersma? [Al is not
> doing the
> Pent., BTW]). There is also an Orthodox Church project to create a
> "NKJVish"
> translation of the LXX.
>
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> Rodney J. Decker, Th.D., Assoc. Professor/NT
> Baptist Bible Seminary, Clarks Summit, PA, USA
> URL: www.NTResources.com
> PURL: purl.oclc.org/NT_Resources/
> Email: <rdecker> at <NTResources.com>
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>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bart Torbert
>> [mailto:Bart.Torbert.at.ihsenergy.com at bgreek.at.ntresources.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 12:14 PM
>> To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
>> Subject: [B-Greek] LXX vs. Masoretic
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> I get confused as to which English translations of the Old Testament
>> depended more upon the LXX vs. the Masoretic version. Is
>> there a listing
>> somewhere of which edition used what?
>>
>> Also is there translations available which come completely
>> form the LXX
>> and one completely from the Masoretic? Standalone editions
>> (not included
>> with the New Testament) are fine.
>>
>> Bart Torbert
>> bart.torbert at ihsenergy.com
>>
>>
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Albert Pietersma
Professor of Septuagint and Hellenistic Greek
Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
University of Toronto
Home: 21 Cross Street,
Weston ON Canada M9N 2B8
Email: albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
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