[b-greek] Re: Repeat Question

From: Steve Puluka (spuluka@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Nov 06 2000 - 22:18:05 EST


----- Original Message -----
From: "Theodore H Mann" <thmann@juno.com>
>
> The translators of the LXX used the term "husband" (ANHR), in Prov.
> 31:31, instead of "deeds," or "works," which I understand is the term
> used in all Hebrew texts. I'm curious to hear theories as to how they
> made that error. I am told that there is no similarity between the
> Hebrew terms for husband and works, so it seems unlikely that one would
> have been confused with the other. Any thoughts?
>
One possibility is an alternate text tradition that was the source of the
Septuagint translation. The obvious place to check for this is the Dead Sea
Scrolls. Unfortunately, proverbs is a very under represented book in the
scrolls and this verse is not among them.

Steve Puluka
Chair of the Adult Education Committee
Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh

---
B-Greek home page: http://metalab.unc.edu/bgreek
You are currently subscribed to b-greek as: [jwrobie@mindspring.com]
To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-b-greek-327Q@franklin.oit.unc.edu
To subscribe, send a message to subscribe-b-greek@franklin.oit.unc.edu




This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Sat Apr 20 2002 - 15:36:40 EDT