Jewish, Christian, and Classical Exegetical Traditions in Jerome's Translation of the Book of Exodus

Translation Technique and the Vulgate
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-90-04-34297-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 141, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 522 g

Reihe: Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements

In Jewish, Christian, and Classical Exegetical Traditions in Jerome’s Translation of the Book of Exodus: Translation Technique and the Vulgate, Matthew Kraus offers a layered understanding of Jerome’s translation of biblical narrative, poetry, and law from Hebrew to Latin. Usually seen as a tool for textual criticism, when read as a work of literature, the Vulgate reflects a Late Antique conception of Hebrew grammar, critical use of Greek biblical traditions, rabbinic influence, Christian interpretation, and Classical style and motifs. Instead of typically treating the text of the Vulgate and Jerome himself separately, Matthew Kraus uncovers Late Antiquity in the many facets of the translator at work—grammarian, biblical exegete, Septuagint scholar, Christian intellectual, rabbinic correspondent, and devotee of Classical literature.

Autoren/Hrsg.

A Kraus, Matthew

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Bibelübersetzungen & Sonderausgaben

Über Autor(innen)

Matthew A. Kraus, Ph.D. (1996), University of Michigan is Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies, University of Cincinnati. He has published several articles and book chapters on Jerome, Philo, the Old Latin Bible and edited How Should Rabbinic Texts Be Read in the Modern World (Gorgias, 2006).