[B-Greek] Isa 63,9 in LXX

Albert Pietersma albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
Wed Oct 19 10:51:11 EDT 2005


On Oct 19, 2005, at 10:03 AM, Octavio Rodriguez wrote:

>  Ireneus quoted Isa 63,9 in Adversus Haereses book III:
> "Neither an eider, nor angel (OU PRESBUS OUDE AGGELOS ), but the Lord
> Himself (ALL AUTOS KURIOS) will save them because He loves them, and 
> will
> spare them He will Himself set them free."
Note, however, that the LXX reads "saved" and "redeemed." Thus Ireneus 
re-articulates/re-configures
> Due to it , Ireneus understand this text us Christ comming.
>  It is clear that he is qutoning the LXX version. However this 
> translations
> is not agree with the Hebrew then the meaning is not the same. In this 
> text
> i think , the LXX version missunderstood the Hebrew.
In place of PRESBYS MT has TsR ("anguish". Thus LXX read TsYR instead 
(" envoy"). See Esa 13.8 and 57.9.
In 63.9 NRSV reads with the LXX.
Al
>  What happened with this text ?
>  Best Regards
> Octavio Rodriguez
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