Vetus Testamentum · 2005 · 13 citations · 0 references
HumanitiesClassicsLinguisticsAncient GreekGreek LiteratureTranslation TheoryAncient Greek TranslationClassical AntiquitySacred TextsTranslation Of Classical LiteratureGreek Papyri TranslationMasoretic Manuscript TraditionMasoretic Text ComparisonOld Greek TextTranslation MethodologyTranslation Of Greek Literature
Abstract The content of the Old Greek translation of Daniel iv-vi is significantly different compared to the so-called Theodotion version and the Masoretic Text. In addition, the best witness to the Old Greek version (papyrus 967) has an alternative order for the chapters: chapters vii and viii intervene between iv and v. The proposals by J. Lust and O. Munnich that 967 preserves a more original version of the content and order of the chapters for the Vorlage of Daniel are critiqued. Additional linguistic evidence that supports the theory that the Old Greek translation of chapters iv-vi circulated together independently is also provided. Finally, a hypothesis for the growth and stages of the book of Daniel that includes an explanation for the origins of the Greek versions is outlined.