New Articles in Biblica and JSCS

Innocent Himbaza has a new article out in Biblica.


Innocent Himbaza, «Critique textuelle et critique littéraire en 2 Samuel 6,2: une généalogie des témoins textuels.», Biblica 97 (2016) 440-453.


2 Sam 6,2 raises both textual and literary questions. On the textual level, no witness provides the original reading, since all the readings are the result of a literary development. However, the LXX of 2 Sam 6,2 is later than the MT since it depends partially upon it. The reading of 4QSam^a does not depend upon the MT of 2 Sam 6,2. Instead, it may have originated from the MT of 1 Chr 13,6 with which it shares literary concerns. Moreover, the presence of the name Baal in a verse concerning the ark of God may explain textual changes not only in the MT but also in the LXX.


Also, the new issue of JSCS is out with numerous articles and reviews of relevance.

Editorial	p. 3
Articles
Constructions Denoting “To Have” (Predicative Possession) in the Greek Genesis Theo van der Louw	5
Quelle est la Septante du Lévitique? Innocent Himbaza	22
Antiochian Readings of 1–4 Reigns in Early Church Fathers Martin Meiser	34
Θεκεμείνας und תַּחְפְּנֵיס in 1 Könige 11,19 (Wevers Prize Paper 2015) Christoffer Theis	50
“Ipsissima verba”: The translator’s “actual words” in Old Greek Job and what they tell us about the translator and the nature of the translation Claude Cox	61
Shall I Surely Translate This? The Hebrew Infinitive Absolute in the Greek Twelve Prophets Joshua L. Harper	81
Ruins, Zion and the Animal Imagery in the Septuagint of Isaiah 34 Anna Angelini	97
A Note on Papyrus 967 and Daniel 2:1 Carson Bay	110
Dissertation Abstracts
The Language and Style of Old Greek Job in Context Marieke Dhont	117
Quasi Nahum — Ein Vergleich des masoretischen Texts und der Septuaginta des Nahumbuchs Nesina Grütter	118
Book Reviews
Nicholas King, The Bible: A study Bible freshly translated Harold Scanlin	119
Natalio Fernández Marcos and M.a Victoria Spottorno Díaz-Caro, La Biblia griega: Septuaginta, III: Libros poéticos y sapienciales; IV: Libros proféticos Theo van der Louw	122
Joseph Bali, Gillian Greenberg, George A. Kiraz, and Donald M. Walter, The Syriac Peshiṭta Bible with English Translation: The Twelve Prophets Michael Tilly	123
Alain Le Bouluec et Philippe Le Moigne, Vision que vit Isaïe. Traduction du texte du prophète Isaïe selon la Septante Arie van der Kooij	125
James K. Aitken, No Stone Unturned: Greek Inscriptions and Septuagint Vocabulary Marieke Dhont	128
Kristin De Troyer, T. Michael Law and Marketta Liljeström, eds., In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes: Studies in the Biblical Text in Honour of Anneli Aejmelaeus Matthieu Richelle	129
Barbara Schmitz and Helmut Engel, Judit Jeremy Corley	132
Friederike Oertelt, Herrscherideal und Herrschaftskritik bei Philo von Alexandria Adam Kamesar	135
Emanuel Tov, The Text-Critical Use of the Septuagint in Biblical Research Mark A. Hassler	138
Pieter W. van der Horst, Saxa judaica loquuntur: Lessons from Early Jewish Inscriptions Julian Elschenbroich	140
Wolfgang Kraus, Michaël N. van der Meer, and Martin Meiser (eds.), XV Congress of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies, Munich 2013 Siegfried Kreuzer	143
James Aitken (ed.), T&T Clark Companion to the Septuagint Theo van der Louw	152
Siegfried Kreuzer, Einleitung in die Septuaginta Johanna Erzberger	153
IOSCS Matters
I. Minutes, Annual Business Meeting, 2015	158
II. Treasurer’s Report