"Rahlfs (1865-1935) published in 1935 the two-volume critical
standard edition of the Septuagint. The present edition represents
a revision, though a minimalist one. largely restricted to
correcting and improving the readability of the critical apparatus.
The revisions have been made by Robert Hanhart, a noted expert on
the Septuagint; see R. Hanhart in VT 55, 2005, 450-460. This most
welcome edition is designed to place the Greek text of the OT into
the hands of all those who wish to work critically with the now
proliferating vernacular translations of the Septuagint in English,
French, and German.
- Highly recommended as a basic tool for biblical research."
--International Review of Biblical Studies
"The current edition is not a rewrite of Rahlfs' text, but new
textual discoveries have come to light and there have been
significant changes in the science of textual criticism since
Rahlfs first compiled his edition. . . . The revision of Hanhart .
. . includes (1) removing errors and misprints; (2) making several
cosmetic changes to the text concerning accentuation, a correction
to a perfect participle in Isa 5.17, and a conjectural emmandation
in Isa 53.2; and (3) concerning the critical apparatus Hanhart
eliminates several mistakes arising from comparison with the
Gottingen edition, corrections to misleading simplifications of the
textual transmission, and the inclusion of the uncials Q, C, and V
and the recensions O and L with variants where Rahlfs only
mentioned B, S, or A.
"This revised 'pocket-edition' (I use that term very loosely given
its size and weight) remains true to Rahlfs' purpose: 'The aim of
this work is to provide ministers and students with a reliable
edition of the Septuagint at a moderate price, and thus to supply
an important companion and aid to the study not only of the Old
Testament, but also of the New Testament'. While Rahlfs' text is
available in electronic form. . . there is still no substitute for
having a good and updated critical apparatus as well. Those serious
about biblical study or are interested in how the NT interprets the
OT, should consider getting one."
--
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