The Journal of OCABS, Vol 1, No 1 (2008)

LXX as an Interpretive Conversation Partner

Brad Embry

Abstract


A number of modern commentators have made the observation that LXX Pentateuch represents an early example of Jewish interpretation of the biblical text. And yet, in certain instances in modern scholarship, LXX remains an untapped resource for understanding how the ancient Jewish community understood its textual resource. The following paper identifies one example in which LXX Pentateuch displays sensitivity to the Hebrew Vorlage indicative of such interpretation and understanding.

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