LEADER 02878nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910968939203321 005 20251116151811.0 010 $a1-280-46440-2 010 $a9786610464401 010 $a1-4175-3658-6 010 $a90-474-0055-0 024 7 $a10.1163/9789047400554 035 $a(CKB)1000000000032902 035 $a(EBL)253464 035 $a(OCoLC)191039249 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000191917 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11937165 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000191917 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10184841 035 $a(PQKB)11233700 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC253464 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789047400554 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL253464 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10089149 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL46440 035 $a(OCoLC)56480195 035 $a(PPN)184938643 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000032902 100 $a20000225d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe library in Alexandria and the Bible in Greek /$fby Nina L. Collins 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLeiden ;$aBoston $cBrill$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 225 1 $aSupplements to Vetus Testamentum,$x0083-5889 ;$vv. 82 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a90-04-11866-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [183]-190) and indexes. 327 $aPreliminary material -- An Overview of the Themes of this Book -- The Date of the Translation of the Pentateuch into Greek -- Demetrius of Phalerum Was a Trusted Employee of Ptolemy II -- Demetrius of Phalerum, Librarian in the Library of Ptolemy I -- Who wanted a Translation of the Pentateuch in Greek? -- Bibliography -- Appendix -- Index of Modern Authors. 330 $aAncient evidence reveals that the earliest, written translation of the Bible in Greek was completed in Alexandria in 281 BCE, probably by seventy-one scholars, invited especially from Judaea by Ptolemy II. The work was organised by Demetrius of Phalerum, the trusted librarian of Ptolemy II, and the translation was made despite Jewish opposition and the project's high cost. Ptolemy wanted the translation to increase his famous library, to attract scholars to Alexandria and to start his reign with an impressive event. The date of the translation, early in the reign of Ptolemy II, shows that the library was built by Ptolemy Lagus, and that Demetrius of Phalerum was first placed in charge. 410 0$aSupplements to Vetus Testamentum ;$vv. 82. 676 $a221 s 676 $a221.4/8 700 $aCollins$b Nina L$01890581 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910968939203321 996 $aThe library in Alexandria and the Bible in Greek$94532599 997 $aUNINA