Law and justice in Jerusalem, Babylon and Hellas : studies on the theology of the Septuagint. Volume III

The present volume rounds off the trilogy of conference contributions on the theology of the Septuagint. As with the two preceding volumes (WUNT 387 and 432), experts who have earned particular merit in their individual fields of research and whose methodical reflection is rooted in a love of the Greek translation of the Old Testament are given free rein to express themselves on the "past - present - future" triptych of the Septuagint. Cover Title Vorwort Preface Table of Contents Abbreviations Natural and Moral Evil Christoph Elsas — Iranian and Greek dualistic concepts of physical and moral evil. Towards the religious historical background of the Septuagint-Theology Evangelia G. Dafni — Das Böse und Gottes Gerechtigkeit im Alten Testament und in Euripides Hippolytos. Zur Klärung des kulturellen und sprachtheologischen Hintergrunds der Septuaginta Mario Cimosa — Philo of Alexandria: His exegesis of some aspects of sin and evil in the Septuagint version of the Book of Genesis Gillian Mary Clare Bonney — Sin and evil according to Philo of Alexandria. Some traces of his exegesis in Genesis in some Christian authors Law and Justice Arie van der Kooij. Law and righteousness in LXX Isaiah and other writings of the time Nicholas A. E. Kalospyros — ὁδὸς ἀληθείας, τρίβος δικαιοσύνης. Introducing textual variant readings, contextual settings and translation techniques concerning justice-oriented terms in LXX-Isaiah Martin Rösel — Das Gesetz bei den Propheten. Zur Übersetzung der Gesetzesterminologie im griechischen Dodekapropheton Christoph Elsas — Septuagint’s understanding of Purim within the history of religion, law, and justice Peter Nagel — The δίκαιος concept in the “additions” to the Esther narrative – is there justice for Asthi and Esther? Mario Cimosa — Lex et religio in the Book of Job according to the Greek text Gert J. Steyn — Loving your neighbour (Lev 19:18) as a “royal law according to scripture ...” (Jas 2:8) Gillian Mary Clare Bonney — The relationship between law and justice Constantine A. Bozinis — Greek justice Jerusalem and Babylon Gillian Mary Clare Bonney — Babylon and Jerusalem, Destruction or Resurrection. The idea of Babylon and Jerusalem in the interpretation of Saint Irenaeus in Adversus haereses V, 25 ff Martin Meiser — Exodus 22:27(28)LXX in Ancient Jewish and Christian literature Kyle Young — Coping with code-switching between Jerusalem and Babylon: Hebrew and Aramaic in OG and Theodotian Daniel and 1 and 2 Esdras Helen Efthimiadis-Keith — Theologising rape. The rape of Dinah/Jerusalem and Holofernes/‘Assyria’ in Judith’s prayer Kristin De Troyer — How a story from Susa was interpreted in the Greek world Arie van der Kooij — Jerusalem and Babylon in the Old Greek of Isaiah Nicholas A. E. Kalospyros — The negative town. Semasiological wordplays and wordings towards the theological polarity of Babylon in LXX Isaiah 13 and 14 Gideon R. Kotzé — The Lord’s positively hostile actions against Jerusalem in LXX Lamentations 2:5 Jaco Gericke — Jerusalem (Alexandria) and Babylon (Athens). ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ ΙΕΡΕΜΙΟΥ and ancient “philosophical theology” Evangelia G. Dafni — LXX-Jesaja 25,8, LXX-Jeremia 28(51),34.44 und ihr ugaritischer Hintergrund (KTU2 1.5 I 5f.=32–35). Osmose- oder Diffusionsprozesse im Alten Orient und Alten Testament? Summaries List of Contributors Index of Biblical References Index of Authors This present volume rounds off the trilogy of conference contributions on the theology of the Septuagint. As with the two preceding volumes (WUNT 387 and 432), experts who have earned particular merit in their individual fields of research and whose methodical reflection is rooted in a love of the Greek translation of the Old Testament are given free rein to express themselves on the 'past - present - future' triptych of the Septuagint.-- Dust jacket, front inside flap