How Egyptian is the Greek of Septuagint?: Some Lexical Notes

Updated by: 
Ruth A. Clements
Research notes: 
RAC/not checked/12/18/2023
Reference type: 
Journal Article
Author(s): 
Torallas Tovar, Sofía
year: 
2023
Full title: 

How Egyptian is the Greek of Septuagint?: Some Lexical Notes

Journal / Book Title || Series Title: 
Journal for the Study of Judaism
Volume: 
54
Issue / Series Volume: 
4-5
Abbreviated Series Name: 
JSJ
Pages: 
527-557
Work type: 
Essay/Monograph
Abstract: 

This article explores the linguistic background of the Septuagint translation into Greek of the Old Testament, produced in Alexandria in the third century BCE, and thus likely to present some Egyptian traits. The main purpose is to examine the vocabulary of Egyptian origin, i.e., terms adopted by the Greek language. Since this is not an easy task, a number of methodologies of analysis and comparison with other text corpora are also discussed.

Notes: 
Special Issue: <em>The Septuagint within the History of Greek</em>, edited by James K. Aitken† and Marieke Dhont
Alternative title: 
Special Issue: <em>The Septuagint within the History of Greek</em>, edited by James K. Aitken† and Marieke Dhont
URL: 
https://brill.com/view/journals/jsj/54/4-5/article-p527_5.xml
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1163/15700631-bja10061
Label: 
18/12/2023
Record number: 
112 195