Title Translation and survival : the Greek Bible and the Jewish Diaspora / Tessa Rajak

Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 380 pages) Series Oxford scholarship online Oxford scholarship online Oxford scholarship online. Classical Studies module Summary A study of the translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek - a work of seminal importance, without which there would have been no Western Jewish disapora, and no Christianity. The book places its production in historical context, and examines its role in the religious culture of Jews in the Mediterranean during this period Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record SUBJECT Bible -- Translations into Ancient Greek Bible fast Subject Jews -- Mediterranean Region -- History -- To 70 A.D Jews -- Civilization -- Greek influences. Jews Jews -- Civilization -- Greek influences Mediterranean Region Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 0199558671 9780199558674

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