The Theodotionic Revision Of The Book Of Exodus: A Contribution To The Study Of The Early History Of The Transmission Of The Old Testament In Greek, Revised Edition (harvard Semitic Monographs)

Before the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered, our knowledge of the early transmission of the Old Testament in Greek was based largely on the hypotheses of writers from the third to the fifth century. Kevin O’Connell’s study isolates, evaluates, and dates within quite narrow limits three separate strands of first- and second-century Jewish rewriting of the Greek Book of Exodus. His detailed investigations reveal that Theodotion’s version of Exodus reflects the present Masoretic text almost exactly and is itself based on a slightly revised form of the Old Greek. Preface Contents Abbreviations Introduction I. Eight selected passages from the Theodotionic Version II. A special Case--mt exodus 28:22-30 (lxx w.22-26) III. The Relationship between the Theodotionic material and the present mt in Exodus IV. The Relationship between the Theodotionic material and the Og in Exodus V Aquila's agreement with Theodotion in Exodus VI. Aquila's dependence on Theodotion in Exodus VII The Relationship between Theodotion in Exodus and the Kaite Recension elsewhere VIII. Additional suggested characteristics of the Theodotionic revision in Exodus Conclusion Appendices Bibliography