THE DOUBLE TEXT OF JEREMIAH REVISITED

Alexander Rofé

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Abstract

From the time of the Church Fathers, it has been recognized that the Greek translation (LXX) of the book of Jeremiah is shorter than the received Hebrew text (MT). Modern assessments of this textual situation have viewed the LXX as between one-eighth and one-sixth shorter than the corresponding Masoretic text of the book of Jeremiah. Since manuscripts have been found at Qumran that seem to confirm the antiquity of the shorter LXX recension, many explanations for this editorial discrepancy have focused on the phenomenon of editorial expansion within the Masoretic tradition. This chapter presents a range of counter-evidence demonstrating that the LXX has been subjected to a sustained process of editorial concision.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Oxford Handbook of Jeremiah
PublisherOxford University Press
Pages114-128
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)9780190693060
ISBN (Print)9780190693091
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2021

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Keywords

  • Jeremiah
  • LXX
  • MT
  • Qumran
  • text formation
  • textual criticism
  • Vorlage

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