The Medieval Revision of the Ambrosian Hexateuch
Download or Read eBook The Medieval Revision of the Ambrosian Hexateuch PDF written by Mariachiara Fincati and published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. This book was released on 2016-01-18 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Mariachiara Fincati |
| Publisher | : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht |
| Total Pages | : 457 |
| Release | : 2016-01-18 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783647536187 |
| ISBN-13 | : 3647536180 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Medieval Revision of the Ambrosian Hexateuch by : Mariachiara Fincati
Book excerpt: At the end of the 11th century the ancient Hexateuch Ms. Ambrosianus A 147 inf. underwent a general restoration: the original majuscule writing was retraced throughout, some lost sheets were replaced, and a great number of variant readings were added, being sometimes preferred to the original text. The purpose of the restoration appears to have been a revision of the Septuagint text in order to make it conform to the Masoretic. Mariachiara Fincati provides a complete analysis of each individual modification by comparing each of them with extant Christian and Jewish Greek translations of the biblical text.
