LEADER 03050nam 2200673 a 450 001 996205746003316 005 20230721022117.0 010 $a0-19-969500-8 010 $a1-282-26833-3 010 $a9786612268335 010 $a0-19-156791-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000779874 035 $a(EBL)746718 035 $a(OCoLC)438155386 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000261596 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11238133 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000261596 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10256957 035 $a(PQKB)10211058 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000076007 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC746718 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7036353 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7036353 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000779874 100 $a20090702d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTranslation and survival$b[electronic resource] $ethe Greek Bible of the ancient Jewish Diaspora /$fTessa Rajak 210 $aOxford $cOxford University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (xvi, 380 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-172089-5 311 $a0-19-955867-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [314]-365) and index. 327 $aContents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Letter of Aristeas between History and Myth; 2. Going Greek: Culture and Power in Ptolemaic Alexandria; 3. The Jewish Diaspora in Graeco-Roman Antiquity; 4. Staying Jewish: Language and Identity in the Greek Bible; 5. Representing and Subverting Power; 6. The Uses of Scripture in Hellenistic Judaism; 7. Parallels and Models; 8. The Bible among Greeks and Romans; 9. The Septuagint between Jews and Christians; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThe translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek was the first major translation in Western culture. Its significance was far-reaching but largely forgotten. Without a Greek Bible, European history would have been entirely different - no Western Jewish diaspora and no Christianity. Translation and Survival is a radical new study of the ancient creators and receivers of the translations and of their impact. The Greek Bible sustained Jews who spoke Greek and made the survivalof the first Jewish diaspora possible: indeed, the translators invented the term 'diaspora'. The translations were a tool fo 606 $aJews$zMediterranean Region$xHistory$yTo 70 A.D 606 $aJews$xCivilization$xGreek influences 606 $aSeptuaginta$2gtt 606 $aJodendom$2gtt 606 $aDiaspora$2gtt 615 0$aJews$xHistory 615 0$aJews$xCivilization$xGreek influences. 615 17$aSeptuaginta. 615 17$aJodendom. 615 17$aDiaspora. 676 $a221.95 686 $a11.20$2bcl 700 $aRajak$b Tessa$f1946-$0173616 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996205746003316 996 $aTranslation and survival$9244863 997 $aUNISA