On Conditionals in the Greek Pentateuch: A Study of Translation Syntax Contributor(s): Tjen, Anwar (Author), Mein, Andrew (Editor), Camp, Claudia V. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0567642860 ISBN-13: 9780567642868 Publisher: T&T Clark OUR PRICE: $51.43 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation - Foreign Language Study | Ancient Languages (see Also Latin) - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament |
Dewey: 485 |
Series: Library Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.88 lbs) 288 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The book examines conditionals in the Greek Pentateuch from the point of view of the study of translation syntax. It takes seriously into account the double character of Septuagintal Greek, both as a translation from Hebrew and as vernacular Greek. Methodologically, the underlying Hebrew is taken as the point of departure in close comparison with the resultant translation, with the purpose of examining major features in the translators? handling of this complex construction. These include the rendering of verbal and non-verbal forms in the protasis and apodosis, the question of sense-division between the two constituent clauses, the influence of genre or discourse type and interference from the underlying form or structure. Detailed analyses of the resultant translation displays features that are natural Greek, on the one hand, and features that betray the character of translation-language, on the other hand, owing to interference from the source text. The latter manifests itself most conspicuously in renderings that are ungrammatical or unnatural, and, in a more subtle way, through equivalents which are grammatically acceptable but occur with a strikingly high frequency in the Septuagint as compared with original Greek compositions contemporary with the Septuagint. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mein, Andrew: - Andrew Mein is Tutor in Old Testament, Westcott House, Cambridge. Camp, Claudia V.: - Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles. |