Abstract
A very useful Latin witness is Lucifer of Cagliari, a bishop in Sardinia in the 4th century CE, who makes extensive quotations from Kings in his writings. Responsible use of these quotations in textual studies requires combining text-critical and literary critical methods. While Lucifer is ultimately a witness for the Greek Septuagint translation, occasionally his readings go back to now lost Greek and Hebrew readings. Such readings have been buried under literary or redactional development in the last centuries BCE, but have again come into light in the texts of this Late Antiquity author.
As a pioneer study on its field, the book compares Lucifer’s quotations with all known textual material for Kings. In addition to establishing Lucifer’s text-historical position between the kaige and Antiochian texts and thus as one of the best witnesses for Kings, the study clears out a number of literary-critical problems.
| Translated title of the contribution | Kuninkaiden kirjojen teksti ja Lucifer Cagliarilainen |
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| Original language | English |
| Place of Publication | Atlanta |
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| Publisher | Society of Biblical Literature |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-62837-205-2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
| MoE publication type | C1 Scientific book |
Publication series
| Name | Septuagint and Cognate Studies |
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| Publisher | Society of Biblical Literature |
| No. | 68 |
Fields of Science
- 614 Theology
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Lucifer of Cagliari and the Text of 1-2 Kings. / Kauhanen, Tuukka Eino Juho.
Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, 2018. (Septuagint and Cognate Studies; No. 68).Research output: Book/Report › Book › Scientific › peer-review
TY - BOOK
T1 - Lucifer of Cagliari and the Text of 1-2 Kings
AU - Kauhanen, Tuukka Eino Juho
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - The textual history of all the books in the Hebrew Bible is very complex. The Books of Kings are among the most challenging in this respect. Together with Hebrew and Greek sources, the Latin witnesses are of utmost importance. A very useful Latin witness is Lucifer of Cagliari, a bishop in Sardinia in the 4th century CE, who makes extensive quotations from Kings in his writings. Responsible use of these quotations in textual studies requires combining text-critical and literary critical methods. While Lucifer is ultimately a witness for the Greek Septuagint translation, occasionally his readings go back to now lost Greek and Hebrew readings. Such readings have been buried under literary or redactional development in the last centuries BCE, but have again come into light in the texts of this Late Antiquity author. As a pioneer study on its field, the book compares Lucifer’s quotations with all known textual material for Kings. In addition to establishing Lucifer’s text-historical position between the kaige and Antiochian texts and thus as one of the best witnesses for Kings, the study clears out a number of literary-critical problems.
AB - The textual history of all the books in the Hebrew Bible is very complex. The Books of Kings are among the most challenging in this respect. Together with Hebrew and Greek sources, the Latin witnesses are of utmost importance. A very useful Latin witness is Lucifer of Cagliari, a bishop in Sardinia in the 4th century CE, who makes extensive quotations from Kings in his writings. Responsible use of these quotations in textual studies requires combining text-critical and literary critical methods. While Lucifer is ultimately a witness for the Greek Septuagint translation, occasionally his readings go back to now lost Greek and Hebrew readings. Such readings have been buried under literary or redactional development in the last centuries BCE, but have again come into light in the texts of this Late Antiquity author. As a pioneer study on its field, the book compares Lucifer’s quotations with all known textual material for Kings. In addition to establishing Lucifer’s text-historical position between the kaige and Antiochian texts and thus as one of the best witnesses for Kings, the study clears out a number of literary-critical problems.
KW - 614 Theology
KW - textual criticism, textual history, Hebrew Bible, Masoretic Text
KW - Septuagint
KW - Books of Kings
KW - Lucifer of Cagliari
M3 - Book
SN - 978-1-62837-205-2
T3 - Septuagint and Cognate Studies
BT - Lucifer of Cagliari and the Text of 1-2 Kings
PB - Society of Biblical Literature
CY - Atlanta
ER -