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LXX Greek

Posted: October 3rd, 2013, 5:35 pm
by Leonard Isaksson
This may be the place to put this inquiry. I do not have any particular portion of the LXX to ask after, although I have been reading in the Psalms, so well as I am able to.

A friend whom I have lost track of, who was a Hebrew tutor, told me that the Hebrew of the Psalms, or the Wisdom literature and the prophets were more difficult Hebrew, many hapax legomena. When I make my way through a Psalm, it does not seem to me that it is more difficult Greek than a narrative portion of the OT. Perhaps this is a comment upon my rudimentary ability to appreciate Greek, and I shall make a fool of myself in the asking.

Does the Hebrew of the Psalms have an effect on the LXX wherein that it is any more difficult Greek than narratives in Greek?

Re: LXX Greek

Posted: October 3rd, 2013, 8:44 pm
by Louis L Sorenson
Take a look at http://www.letsreadgreek.com/psalms/. Some of your questions are answered there, along with some helps.

Re: LXX Greek

Posted: October 3rd, 2013, 9:55 pm
by Ken M. Penner
Great site!
The letsreadgreek psalms page needs to be updated with some new resources:
Two new lexical tools are Muraoka 2009 (ISBN 978-9042922488) and Chamberlain 2012 (ISBN 978-1565637412)
There are two English LXX commentary series. In addition to the one mentioned there, by Brill, there is one by the SBL (http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ioscs/commentary/).

Re: LXX Greek

Posted: October 3rd, 2013, 9:59 pm
by Ken M. Penner
Hebrew poetry is generally harder than prose.
That difficulty does not necessarily remain in translation. Generally, the translators used more standard vocabulary and syntax than the original.

Re: LXX Greek

Posted: October 4th, 2013, 6:51 am
by Jonathan Robie
Ken M. Penner wrote:Great site!
Indeed!

Re: LXX Greek

Posted: October 5th, 2013, 4:22 am
by Leonard Isaksson
Thanks for the link(s). It is exercise to let one's eyes be upon the uncial script. Thanks for the simple answers.