[B-Greek] Greek Bible in the Graeco-Roman World project

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at ioa.com
Thu Feb 9 09:18:05 EST 2006


Apologies for the previous subject-less sending of this message.

Some B-Greekers may find this new site of interest:

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The Greek Bible in the Graeco-Roman World

Web Address (URL): 	http://www.rdg.ac.uk/lxx/

Description : 	The Greek Bible in the Graeco-Roman World project, an  
AHRB-funded joint enterprise between the Universities of Southampton  
and Reading, aims to provide a re-evaluation of the Greek Bible  
(Septuagint or LXX) as a source for Jewish interpretation of the  
hellenistic world - in particular the political, social, and  
intellectual elements thereof. This involves an assessment of the  
existing criteria used to date and suggest the context of the  
translation of the books of the Septuagint, and where possible, to  
develop new criteria for deducing this information from the text.

One major result of the project is the Demetrios database of  
Septuagint Greek, containing political, legal, and administrative  
words. The database is still a work in progress, but at time of  
writing an initial version was available online via the project site.  
For those interested in exploring the subject further, a useful links  
section is provided.
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> an World project


Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
1989 Grindstaff Road/Burnsville, NC 28714/(828) 675-4243
cwconrad2 at mac.com
WWW: http://www.ioa.com/~cwconrad/




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