Et sapienter et eloquenter

Studies on Rhetorical and Stylistic Features of the Septuagint. Edited by Eberhard Bons and Thomas J. Kraus.

The question is to what extent the Greek translation of the Bible consists of stylistic and rhetorical elements that are not present in the Hebrew source text. Did the translators made use of their rhetoric and stylistic skills to give their translations a distinctive ornatus?Seven scholars investigate into stylistic and rhetorical elements present in various books of the Bible (e.g., Psalms, Amos, and Solomon's Book of Wisdom). With 7 contributions by Jan Joosten, Jennifer M. Dines, Thomas J. Kraus et al. 165 Seiten, gebunden (Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments; Band 241/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2013) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear