| Jerome, Greek Scholarship, and the Hebrew Bible: A Study of the Quaestiones Hebraicae in Genesim Contributor(s): Kamesar, Adam (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198147279 ISBN-13: 9780198147275 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1993 Annotation: Jerome (c. 345-420) was one of the greatest biblical scholars of antiquity. Among his achievements was his Latin translation of the Bible 'according to the Hebrew', or iuxta Hebraeos. This translation came to constitute the major part of the Vulgate, the standard Bible of Latin Christendom. In the present work, the author considers the origin of this project through an analysis of the Quaestiones Hebraicae in Genesim, a commentary on the book of Genesis published at approximately the same time as the first installments of the translation. The primary focus of the book is the question of Jerome's dependence on Greek scholarship both before and during his own time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament - Religion | Christianity - History - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 220.47 |
| LCCN: 92028444 |
| Lexile Measure: 1570 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.99 lbs) 234 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: Jerome (c. 345-420) was one of the greatest biblical scholars of antiquity. Among his achievements was his Latin translation of the Bible according to the Hebrew, or iuxta Hebraeos. In this study, Adam Kamesar considers the origin of this project through an analysis of the Quaestiones Hebraicae in Genesim, a commentary on the book of Genesis published at approximately the same time as the first installments of the translation. Providing a look at the man and the work behind one of the most important Bibles in the history of the West, this study will be of keen interest to classicists, biblical scholars, patristics scholars, theologians, medievalists, and ancient historians. |
