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Translation and Style in the Old Greek Psalter
What Pleases Israel's God
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While some describe the Greek Psalter as a âslavishâ or âinterlinearâ translation with âdreadfully poor poetry,â how would its original audience have described it? Positioning the translation within the developing corpus of Jewish-Greek literature, Jones analyzes the Psalterâs style based on the textual models and literary strategies available to its translator. She demonstrates that the translator both respects the integrity of his source and displays a sensitivity to his translationâs performative aspects. By adopting recognizable and acceptable Jewish-Greek literary conventions, the translator ultimately creates a text that can function independently and be read aloud or performed in the Jewish-Greek community.
Jennifer Brown Jones, Ph.D. (2020), McMaster Divinity College, is an Instructor of Old Testament with Liberty University. She has published articles on the Minor Prophets and the Septuagint and has a forthcoming volume, Psalms 90-106: A Handbook on the Greek Text, with Baylor University Press.
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1 âDreadfully Poor Poetryâ: Style in the Greek Psalter
â1âTranslational Approaches to the Greek Psalter
â2âPolysystem Theory and Septuagintal Translation
â3âExcursus: Polysystem Theory and English Septuagintal Translations
â4âThe Style of the Old Greek Psalter
2 âTrue Eloquenceâ: Literary Style and the Greek Psalter
â1âGreek Literary Conventions
â2âJewish Literary Conventions
â3âText Selection and Methodological Approach
3 Psalm 8: âWhat Is Humanity?â
â1âAn Overview of Greek Psalm 8
â2âA Verse-by-Verse Analysis of Greek Psalm 8
â3âConclusion
4 Psalm 46(47): âMake Music to Our Godâ
â1âAn Overview of Greek Psalm 46(47)
â2âA Verse-by-Verse Analysis of Greek Psalm 46(47)
â3âConclusion
5 Psalm 110(111): âHis Righteousness Endures Forever and Everâ
â1âAn Overview of Greek Psalm 110(111)
â2âA Verse-by-Verse Analysis of Greek Psalm 110(111)
â3âConclusion
6 What Pleases Israelâs God: Translating the Psalms
â1âStylistic Profiles
â2âGâs Translation Technique
â3âConclusion
Appendix 1: Greek Stylistic Features and Terminology
Appendix 2: Stylistic Features in Demetrius
Bibliography
Index
Abbreviations
1 âDreadfully Poor Poetryâ: Style in the Greek Psalter
â1âTranslational Approaches to the Greek Psalter
â2âPolysystem Theory and Septuagintal Translation
â3âExcursus: Polysystem Theory and English Septuagintal Translations
â4âThe Style of the Old Greek Psalter
2 âTrue Eloquenceâ: Literary Style and the Greek Psalter
â1âGreek Literary Conventions
â2âJewish Literary Conventions
â3âText Selection and Methodological Approach
3 Psalm 8: âWhat Is Humanity?â
â1âAn Overview of Greek Psalm 8
â2âA Verse-by-Verse Analysis of Greek Psalm 8
â3âConclusion
4 Psalm 46(47): âMake Music to Our Godâ
â1âAn Overview of Greek Psalm 46(47)
â2âA Verse-by-Verse Analysis of Greek Psalm 46(47)
â3âConclusion
5 Psalm 110(111): âHis Righteousness Endures Forever and Everâ
â1âAn Overview of Greek Psalm 110(111)
â2âA Verse-by-Verse Analysis of Greek Psalm 110(111)
â3âConclusion
6 What Pleases Israelâs God: Translating the Psalms
â1âStylistic Profiles
â2âGâs Translation Technique
â3âConclusion
Appendix 1: Greek Stylistic Features and Terminology
Appendix 2: Stylistic Features in Demetrius
Bibliography
Index
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