Finding Traces of Old Testament Autographs in the Septuagint

Authors

  • Brando V. Kondoj Sekolah Tinggi Teologi SAAT

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36421/veritas.v16i1.9

Keywords:

Septuagint, Old Testament Autographs, Textual Criticism, Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch, The Dead Sea Scrolls

Abstract

For too long the Septuagint, the first translation of the Hebrew Old Testament, has been sidelined and not given a credible hearing in seeking to discern the text of the original autographs of the Old Testament which have been lost in antiquity. Even though that has been the case, the new direction in recent textual studies, which has focused on the meaning of the original autographs of the Old Testament, has recognized that the Septuagint has a significant contribution to make within this field of study. This position has been supported by Biblical scholars who have employed the Text Critical method in determining the authoritative text of the Old Testament. They employ the Text Critical method in their comparison of the Masoretic Text, the Samaritan Pentateuch, The Dead Sea Scrolls and most recently, the Septuagint to find traces of the original OT autographs.

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Author Biography

Brando V. Kondoj, Sekolah Tinggi Teologi SAAT

Mahasiswa program studi Magister Teologi di STT-SAAT, Malang

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Published

01-06-2017

How to Cite

Kondoj, Brando V. “Finding Traces of Old Testament Autographs in the Septuagint”. Veritas: Jurnal Teologi dan Pelayanan 16, no. 1 (June 1, 2017): 33–46. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://ojs.seabs.ac.id/index.php/Veritas/article/view/9.

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