Philo's Bible
The Aberrant Text of Bible Quotations in Some Philonic Writings

Originally published in 1950, this book deals with a special problem offered by the Philonic evidence.

Peter Katz (Author)

9781107624009, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 26 September 2013

174 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 0.9 cm, 0.25 kg

Originally published in 1950, this book was based upon the Kaye Prize Essay for the year 1947. The text deals with a special problem offered by the Philonic evidence, and also forms part of a comprehensive inquiry into the nature and history of the text of the Septuagint. Detailed analysis is given on the distinct set of quotations from the Old Testament which in some parts of Philo's work differ to a greater or lesser extent from the wording of the Septuagint. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Philo, philosophy and theology.

Preface
Part I. The Evidence: 1. Arrangement
2. Standards of judgement
3. List of passages displaying an aberrant Bible quotation
Part II. The Results: 4. The aberrant text is the same throughout
5. The aberrant text represents a lost recension of the Pentateuch
6. There still exists an analogy to the lost Pentateuch recension
7. Lemma omissions
8. Recapitulation
Part III. The History of the Problem: 9. Around Mangey
10. Intermediate
11. Around Cohn and Wendland
Conclusion
Appendices
List of emended passages.

Subject Areas: Biblical studies & exegesis [HRCG]