The study is about the book of Nahum. It compares the translation of the Septuagint (G) and the M... more The study is about the book of Nahum. It compares the translation of the Septuagint (G) and the Masoretic text (M). A comparison, which yields three sets of questions: 1) What are the origins of the differences between G and M? Which differences stem from the translation process and which ones are based on read-ings provided in the Hebrew Vorlage? 2) Are there evidences of modifications in the consonantal text made in the Hellenistic period? 3) G and M attest to historic reading traditions: do they reflect coping strategies to overcome the difficulties present in the prophetical text? In order to answer these questions, the investiga-tion is organized in four parts: The first has a double focus: translation technique and the conclusions drawn therefrom with respect to the Hebrew Vorlage. Therefore, six different aspects are examined to explicate how different facets of the source text were transferred into the target text. Using the insights gained in the first part, the second part...
This is the same file as the one attached to the Publication Eine forschungsgeschichtliche Lebers... more This is the same file as the one attached to the Publication Eine forschungsgeschichtliche Leberschau-Ente. Keine Lehnübersetzung einer akkadischen idiomatischen Wendung in Ez 21,26. It is uploaded again to generate intermediately a shorter link name.
in: R. Gautschy, N. Grütter und M. Müller (Hg.), Von Elephantine bis Ugarit. Festschrift für Hanna Jenni, Ägypten und Altes Testament 116, Münster: Zaphon, 53–65, 2023
Lexicons and compendia are irreplaceable tools for indexing biblical and other ancient texts. Fur... more Lexicons and compendia are irreplaceable tools for indexing biblical and other ancient texts. Further, they leave a lasting mark on research for decades. This is precisely why it is important to work through minor errors that always creep into such large works despite all meticulousness. This article then reports a correction to the entry כָּבֵד (“liver”) in the Akkadian Lexical Companion for Biblical Hebrew (2009), which is referenced in light of the ongoing debate about the acculturation of Judeans in the Gola, the Babylonian exile from the beginning of the sixth century B.C.E. Contrary to the presentation in the Compendium, the Akkadian texts do not provide a basis for paralleling the Hebrew expression רָאָה בַּכָּבֵד (used in Ezek 21:26 for the inspection of the liver by the Babylonian king) with Akkadian phrases for “to perform an inspection of the entrails”. Furthermore, it will be shown that the Biblical-Hebrew evidence too speaks against the assumption of a loan translation from Akkadian: Ezek 21:26 offers a thoroughly Hebrew formulation. Finally, the consequences of this finding for exegesis are shown.
Notre recherche a comme sujet la comparaison du texte de la Septante avec le texte massoretique d... more Notre recherche a comme sujet la comparaison du texte de la Septante avec le texte massoretique du livre de Naoum. La recherche se divise en quatre parties. La premiere analyse et decrit le mode de traduction et expose, pour la Vorlage hebraique les conclusions qui en decoulent. La deuxieme partie offre la reconstruction de la Vorlage du livre entier. La troisieme et la quatrieme partie se limitent a trois versets selectionnes et les examinent du point de vue de la critique textuelle et de la critique litteraire. En definitive, cette recherche donne des eclaircissements sur l’histoire du texte de Naoum, sur l’histoire de sa transmission ainsi que celle de sa reception et (re)lecture a l’epoque hellenistique. Partant, les resultats contribuent a la reconstitution de l’histoire des ecrits prophetiques de la Bible hebraique.
Nesina Grutter & Hanna Jenni: Vorwort; Christine Axt-Piscalar: Wunderbares. Predigt uber 2. Mose ... more Nesina Grutter & Hanna Jenni: Vorwort; Christine Axt-Piscalar: Wunderbares. Predigt uber 2. Mose 16,2-3; 11-18, S. 4-12; Reinhold Bernhardt: Sola, solitaria, tota scriptura? Zur Bedeutung des Schriftprinzips in der evangelischen Theologie, S. 13-39; Moises Mayordomo: Die Frau und der Drache. Betrachtungen zur mythologischen Bildwelt von Apk 12, S. 40-68; Georg Pfleiderer: Opferhelden? Zur Debatte um «sakrifizielle» Heroik in «postheroischen» Gesellschaften, S. 69-90; Martin Wallraff: Sprach- und Religionsgeschichte im Monument. Der Obelisk auf der romischen Piazza del Popolo, S. 91-105
This is an authorized preprint version of the respective chapter appearing in: S. Münger (ed.), ... more This is an authorized preprint version of the respective chapter appearing in: S. Münger (ed.), Kinneret II,2 – The Early Iron Age. Report on Finds and Findings from Tell el-‘Orēme/Tēl Kinrōt, Excavations 1994–2008, Abhandlungen des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, accepted and approved by the editor [Bern 2020].
Contributors: Anna Passoni Dell'Acqua, Nesina Grütter, Patrick Pouchelle, Justus Ghormley, Mariek... more Contributors: Anna Passoni Dell'Acqua, Nesina Grütter, Patrick Pouchelle, Justus Ghormley, Marieke Dhont, Daniela Scialabba, David S. Hasselbrook, Eberhard Bons, Kyriakoula Papademetriou, Beatrice Perego, Miriam Carminati. This volume precedes the projected Historical and Theological Dictionary of the Septuagint which is to o8er historical studies of Septuagint words, retracing their usage from early authors, over koine Greek and the translation itself, into Jewish-Hellenistic and early Christian literature. The earliest of these phases were the object of a several workshops held between 2013 and 2017, the proceedings of which now appear in this book. The papers focus on the following key questions: what can we say about the meaning, the usage and the semantic development of Greek words attested in the Septuagint; where and how does the Septuagint use these words, and to what extent do they correspond to their Hebrew and Aramaic equivalents? Furthermore, to what extent can papyri contribute to a better understanding of typical Septuagintwords? The papers combine the analysis of selected words and word groups with considerations of method.
The study is about the book of Nahum. It compares the translation of the Septuagint (G) and the M... more The study is about the book of Nahum. It compares the translation of the Septuagint (G) and the Masoretic text (M). A comparison, which yields three sets of questions: 1) What are the origins of the differences between G and M? Which differences stem from the translation process and which ones are based on read-ings provided in the Hebrew Vorlage? 2) Are there evidences of modifications in the consonantal text made in the Hellenistic period? 3) G and M attest to historic reading traditions: do they reflect coping strategies to overcome the difficulties present in the prophetical text? In order to answer these questions, the investiga-tion is organized in four parts: The first has a double focus: translation technique and the conclusions drawn therefrom with respect to the Hebrew Vorlage. Therefore, six different aspects are examined to explicate how different facets of the source text were transferred into the target text. Using the insights gained in the first part, the second part...
This is the same file as the one attached to the Publication Eine forschungsgeschichtliche Lebers... more This is the same file as the one attached to the Publication Eine forschungsgeschichtliche Leberschau-Ente. Keine Lehnübersetzung einer akkadischen idiomatischen Wendung in Ez 21,26. It is uploaded again to generate intermediately a shorter link name.
in: R. Gautschy, N. Grütter und M. Müller (Hg.), Von Elephantine bis Ugarit. Festschrift für Hanna Jenni, Ägypten und Altes Testament 116, Münster: Zaphon, 53–65, 2023
Lexicons and compendia are irreplaceable tools for indexing biblical and other ancient texts. Fur... more Lexicons and compendia are irreplaceable tools for indexing biblical and other ancient texts. Further, they leave a lasting mark on research for decades. This is precisely why it is important to work through minor errors that always creep into such large works despite all meticulousness. This article then reports a correction to the entry כָּבֵד (“liver”) in the Akkadian Lexical Companion for Biblical Hebrew (2009), which is referenced in light of the ongoing debate about the acculturation of Judeans in the Gola, the Babylonian exile from the beginning of the sixth century B.C.E. Contrary to the presentation in the Compendium, the Akkadian texts do not provide a basis for paralleling the Hebrew expression רָאָה בַּכָּבֵד (used in Ezek 21:26 for the inspection of the liver by the Babylonian king) with Akkadian phrases for “to perform an inspection of the entrails”. Furthermore, it will be shown that the Biblical-Hebrew evidence too speaks against the assumption of a loan translation from Akkadian: Ezek 21:26 offers a thoroughly Hebrew formulation. Finally, the consequences of this finding for exegesis are shown.
Notre recherche a comme sujet la comparaison du texte de la Septante avec le texte massoretique d... more Notre recherche a comme sujet la comparaison du texte de la Septante avec le texte massoretique du livre de Naoum. La recherche se divise en quatre parties. La premiere analyse et decrit le mode de traduction et expose, pour la Vorlage hebraique les conclusions qui en decoulent. La deuxieme partie offre la reconstruction de la Vorlage du livre entier. La troisieme et la quatrieme partie se limitent a trois versets selectionnes et les examinent du point de vue de la critique textuelle et de la critique litteraire. En definitive, cette recherche donne des eclaircissements sur l’histoire du texte de Naoum, sur l’histoire de sa transmission ainsi que celle de sa reception et (re)lecture a l’epoque hellenistique. Partant, les resultats contribuent a la reconstitution de l’histoire des ecrits prophetiques de la Bible hebraique.
Nesina Grutter & Hanna Jenni: Vorwort; Christine Axt-Piscalar: Wunderbares. Predigt uber 2. Mose ... more Nesina Grutter & Hanna Jenni: Vorwort; Christine Axt-Piscalar: Wunderbares. Predigt uber 2. Mose 16,2-3; 11-18, S. 4-12; Reinhold Bernhardt: Sola, solitaria, tota scriptura? Zur Bedeutung des Schriftprinzips in der evangelischen Theologie, S. 13-39; Moises Mayordomo: Die Frau und der Drache. Betrachtungen zur mythologischen Bildwelt von Apk 12, S. 40-68; Georg Pfleiderer: Opferhelden? Zur Debatte um «sakrifizielle» Heroik in «postheroischen» Gesellschaften, S. 69-90; Martin Wallraff: Sprach- und Religionsgeschichte im Monument. Der Obelisk auf der romischen Piazza del Popolo, S. 91-105
This is an authorized preprint version of the respective chapter appearing in: S. Münger (ed.), ... more This is an authorized preprint version of the respective chapter appearing in: S. Münger (ed.), Kinneret II,2 – The Early Iron Age. Report on Finds and Findings from Tell el-‘Orēme/Tēl Kinrōt, Excavations 1994–2008, Abhandlungen des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, accepted and approved by the editor [Bern 2020].
Contributors: Anna Passoni Dell'Acqua, Nesina Grütter, Patrick Pouchelle, Justus Ghormley, Mariek... more Contributors: Anna Passoni Dell'Acqua, Nesina Grütter, Patrick Pouchelle, Justus Ghormley, Marieke Dhont, Daniela Scialabba, David S. Hasselbrook, Eberhard Bons, Kyriakoula Papademetriou, Beatrice Perego, Miriam Carminati. This volume precedes the projected Historical and Theological Dictionary of the Septuagint which is to o8er historical studies of Septuagint words, retracing their usage from early authors, over koine Greek and the translation itself, into Jewish-Hellenistic and early Christian literature. The earliest of these phases were the object of a several workshops held between 2013 and 2017, the proceedings of which now appear in this book. The papers focus on the following key questions: what can we say about the meaning, the usage and the semantic development of Greek words attested in the Septuagint; where and how does the Septuagint use these words, and to what extent do they correspond to their Hebrew and Aramaic equivalents? Furthermore, to what extent can papyri contribute to a better understanding of typical Septuagintwords? The papers combine the analysis of selected words and word groups with considerations of method.
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Lexical Companion for Biblical Hebrew (2009), which is referenced in light of the ongoing debate about the acculturation of Judeans in the Gola, the Babylonian exile from the beginning of the sixth century B.C.E. Contrary to the presentation in the Compendium, the Akkadian texts do not provide a basis for paralleling the Hebrew expression רָאָה בַּכָּבֵד (used in Ezek 21:26 for the inspection of the liver by the Babylonian king) with Akkadian phrases for “to perform an inspection of the entrails”. Furthermore, it will be shown that the Biblical-Hebrew evidence too speaks against the assumption of a loan translation from Akkadian: Ezek 21:26 offers a thoroughly Hebrew formulation. Finally, the consequences of this finding for exegesis are shown.
This volume precedes the projected Historical and Theological Dictionary of the Septuagint which is to o8er historical studies of Septuagint words, retracing their usage from early authors, over koine Greek and the translation itself, into Jewish-Hellenistic and early Christian literature. The earliest of these phases were the object of a several workshops held between 2013 and 2017, the proceedings of which now appear in this book. The papers focus on the following key questions: what can we say about the meaning, the usage and the semantic development of Greek words attested in the Septuagint; where and how does the Septuagint use these words, and to what extent do they correspond to their Hebrew and Aramaic equivalents? Furthermore, to what extent can papyri contribute to a better understanding of typical Septuagintwords? The papers combine the analysis of selected words and word groups with considerations of method.
Lexical Companion for Biblical Hebrew (2009), which is referenced in light of the ongoing debate about the acculturation of Judeans in the Gola, the Babylonian exile from the beginning of the sixth century B.C.E. Contrary to the presentation in the Compendium, the Akkadian texts do not provide a basis for paralleling the Hebrew expression רָאָה בַּכָּבֵד (used in Ezek 21:26 for the inspection of the liver by the Babylonian king) with Akkadian phrases for “to perform an inspection of the entrails”. Furthermore, it will be shown that the Biblical-Hebrew evidence too speaks against the assumption of a loan translation from Akkadian: Ezek 21:26 offers a thoroughly Hebrew formulation. Finally, the consequences of this finding for exegesis are shown.
This volume precedes the projected Historical and Theological Dictionary of the Septuagint which is to o8er historical studies of Septuagint words, retracing their usage from early authors, over koine Greek and the translation itself, into Jewish-Hellenistic and early Christian literature. The earliest of these phases were the object of a several workshops held between 2013 and 2017, the proceedings of which now appear in this book. The papers focus on the following key questions: what can we say about the meaning, the usage and the semantic development of Greek words attested in the Septuagint; where and how does the Septuagint use these words, and to what extent do they correspond to their Hebrew and Aramaic equivalents? Furthermore, to what extent can papyri contribute to a better understanding of typical Septuagintwords? The papers combine the analysis of selected words and word groups with considerations of method.