Abstract
This article traces the development of rabbinic legends surrounding the creation of the Septuagint. It places these texts in the context of their Hellenistic antecedents and Christian parallels. I argue that the different rabbinic versions of the Septuagint legend reflect the rabbis' concerns and anxieties not only about the Septuagint, but also about their own self-defined position as transmitters of the Mosaic tradition in a world in which they are challenged both by a hegemonic Greco-Roman culture and numerous other groups claiming to be the true inheritors of the prophets. Copyright © 2007 by Prooftexts Ltd.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-39 |
| Number of pages | 39 |
| Journal | Prooftexts - Journal of Jewish Literature History |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2007 |
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