Table of Contents

• Introduction
• The Origins and Transmission of the Septuagint Siegfried Kreuzer
• Overview of Textual Witnesses to the Septuagint Siegfried Kreuzer / Marcus Sigismund
• 1. Pentateuch
• 1.0. From the Torah to Nomos: Perspectives of Research on the Greek Pentateuch Martin R?Âsel
• 1.1. Genesis
• Martina Kepper
• 1.2. Exodos/Exodus
• Peter Schwagmeier
• 1.3. Levitikon/Leviticus
• Martin Vahrenhorst
• 1.4. Arithmoi/Numeri/Numbers
• Gilles Dorival
• 1.5. Deuteronomion/Deuteronomium/Deuteronomy
• Melvin K. H. Peters
• 2. Historical Books
• 2.1. Jesus/Josue/Joshua
• Cornelis G. den Hertog
• 2.2. Kritai/Iudices/Judges
• Natalio Fernandez Marcos
• 2.3. Ruth
• Eberhard Bons
• 2.4. The Books of Kingdoms/Reigns
• 2.4.1-2. Basileion I and II / 1-2 Kingdoms / 1-2 Samuel
• Philippe Hugo
• 2.4.3. Basileion III / 3 Kingdoms / 1 Kings.
• Martin Meiser
• 2.4.4. Basileion IV / 4 Kingdoms / 2 Kings
• Julio Trebolle-Barreira
• 2.5. Paraleipomenon I and II / 1-2 Chronica / 1-2 Chronicles
• Adrian Schenker
• 2.6.1. Esdras I / 1 Esdras / 3 Ezra
• Dieter B?Âhler
• 2.6.2. Esdras II / 2 Esdras / Ezra-Nehemiah
• Dieter B?Âhler
• 3. Later Historical Books and Narratives
• 3.1. Esther / The Book of Esther
• Kristin De Troyer
• 3.2. Judith / The Book of Judith
• Helmut Engel
• 3.3. Tobit / The Book of Tobit / Tobias
• Katrin Hauspie
• 3.4. The Books of the Maccabees
• 3.4.1. Makkabaion I / 1 Maccabees
• Michael Tilly
• 3.4.2. Makkabaion II / 2 Maccabees
• Tobias Nicklas
• 3.4.3. Makkabaion III / 3 Maccabees
• Wolfgang Orth
• 3.4.4. Makkabaion IV / 4 Maccabees
• Robert J. V. Hiebert
• 4. Psalms and Odes
• 4.1. Psalmoi / The Book of Psalms
• Eberhard Bons / Ralph Brucker
• 4.2. Odai / Odai / The Book of Odes
• Ioan Chiril?â / Siegfried Kreuzer
• 4.3. Psalmoi Solomontos / Psalms of Solomon
• Felix Albrecht
• 5. Wisdom Books
• 5.1. Paroimiai / Proverbia / Proverbs of Solomon
• Hans-Winfried J??ngling
• 5.2. Ekklesiastes / Qohelet / Ecclesiastes
• Peter J. Gentry with Yun-Yeong Yi
• 5.3. Asma / Canticum Canticorum / Song of Songs
• Eva Schulz-Fl??gel
• 5.4. Job
• Markus Witte
• 5.5. Sophia Solomonos / Sapientia Salomonis / Wisdom of Solomon
• Helmut Engel
• 5.6. Sophia Sirach / Ekklesiasticus / The Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach
• Frank Ueberschaer
• 6. Prophetic Books
• 6.1. Dodekapropheton / The Twelve Prophets
• 6.1.0. Dodekapropheton / The Twelve Prophets: An Overview
• C?®cile Dogniez
• 6.1.1. Osee/Hosea
• Jan Joosten
• 6.1.2. Amos
• Eberhard Bons
• 6.1.3. Michaias/Michaeas/Micah
• C?®cile Dogniez / Jan Joosten
• 6.1.4. Joel
• C?®cile Dogniez
• 6.1.5. Abdiu/Abdias/Obadiah
• C?®cile Dogniez
• 6.1.6. Jonas/Jonah
• C?®cile Dogniez
• 6.1.7. Naoum/Nahum
• Heinz-Josef Fabry
• 6.1.8. Ambakoum/Habacuc/Habakkuk
• Heinz-Josef Fabry
• 6.1.9. Sophonias/Zephaniah
• Jong-Hoon Kim
• 6.1.10. Aggaios/Aggaeus/Haggai
• Thomas Pola
• 6.1.11. Zacharias/Zechariah
• Thomas Pola
• 6.1.12. Malachias/Malachi
• C?®cile Dogniez
• 6.2. Esaias/Isaias/Isaiah
• Arie van der Kooij
• 6.3. Jeremiah Writings
• 6.3.1. Jeremias/Ieremias/Jeremiah
• Pierre-Maurice Bogaert
• 6.3.2. Baruch
• Pierre-Maurice Bogaert
• 6.3.3. Threnoi/Lamentationes/Lamentations
• Frank Ueberschaer
• 6.3.4. Epistole Jeremiou / Epistola Ieremiae / Epistle of Jeremiah
• Benjamin Wright
• 6.4. Iezekiel/Ezechiel/Ezekiel
• Johan Lust
• 6.5. Daniel Writings
• 6.5.1. Daniel
• Marco Settembrini
• 6.5.2. Sousanna/Susanna/Susannah
• Heinz-Dieter Neef
• 6.5.3. Bel kai Drakon / Bel et Draco / Bel and the Dragon
• Heinz-Dieter Neef
• 7. The Septuagint and the New Testament
• 7.1. The Septuagint Text in Early Christianity
• Martin Karrer
• 7.2. The Significance of Septuagint Quotations in the New Testament against the Background of Old Testament Textual History
• Wolfgang Kraus

About the Author

Siegfried Kreuzer is Professor of Old Testament at Protestant University Wuppertal/Bethel in Wuppertal, Germany.

David A. Brenner is Lecturer in German and International Studies in the Department of International Studies at Texas A&M University.

Peter Altmann is a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Zurich.

Reviews

All in all, Kreuzer's Introduction to the Septuagint is an inexpensive must-have for everyone seriously interested in the study of the Old Testament in general and the Septuagint in particular. It may serve as both a treasure trove with various details and a starting point from which scholars are prompted to plunge deeper into a text, its transmission, reception, and interpretation. In addition to the main editor Siegfried Kreuzer, the translators and Baylor University Press are to be thanked for making this state-of-the-art handbook available, accessible, and affordable for students and scholars alike.--Thomas J. Kraus "Review of Biblical Literature"

All in all, Kreuzer's Introduction to the LXX is an inexpensive must-have for everyone seriously interested in the study of the Old Testament in general and the Septuagint in particular. It may serve as both a treasure trove with various details and a starting point from which scholars are prompted to plunge deeper into a text, its transmission, reception, and interpretation--Thomas J. Kraus "TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism"

The book-by-book approach is very useful and the collaborative multiple authorship gives this excellent resource on the topic a balanced and detailed perspective.--Stefano Salemi "Journal for the Study of the Old Testament"

[Introduction to the Septuagint] is an excellent and affordable handbook on the Septuagint, an incredibly valuable resource for those interested in textual criticism of the Septuagint and adjacent questions about the composition and use of the text.--Joseph Scales "Reading Religion"

This is a truly useful resource for those who work closely with the LXX and it is highly recommended.

This work is an ideal entry point for those interested in the LXX or those looking to acquaint themselves with the particularities of individual books of the LXX, but it is also of value as a reference work for those with a more advanced knowledge. The editor is to be commended for his excellent introductory essays and for assembling an eminent team of contributors that has resulted in chapters of a consistently high quality.--Bradley C. Gregory "Catholic Bible Quarterly"

[ Introduction to the LXX] certainly has the making of a standard reference work, which will not need to be replaced in any near future.--Johanna Erzberger "The Journal of Septuagint and Cognate Studies"

This volume is clearly aimed at readers who are relatively new to consulting books in Greek found in the Old Testament.--J. K. Elliott "Novum Testamentum"