Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 17/08/2005 17:21, Jim West wrote:

> ...
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> > Are the LXX names of Greek origin only or are they attempts to 
> > translate common Jewish practise?
> >    
>
>
> huh?
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>  
The LXX names for the five books are similar to, and the basis of, our 
modern English book names, but are quite different from the traditional 
Hebrew names. I doubt if there is any evidence old enough to tell us 
whether the LXX names were inventions of its translators, or of later 
Greek commentators, or were based on an alternative Hebrew naming tradition.

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Peter Kirk
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