Translation and Survival

Translation and Survival

Tessa Rajak 2009

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The translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek was the first major translation in Western culture. Its significance was far-reaching. Without a Greek Bible, European history would have been entirely different – no Western Jewish diaspora and no Christianity. Translation and Survival is a literary and social study of the ancient creators and receivers of the translations, and about their impact. The Greek Bible served Jews who spoke Greek, and made the survival of the first Jewish diaspora possible; indeed, the translators invented the term ‘diaspora’. It was a tool for the preservation of group identity and for the expression of resistance. It invented a new kind of language and many new terms. The Greek Bible translations ended up as the Christian Septuagint, taken over along with the entire heritage of Hellenistic Judaism, during the process of the Church’s long-drawn-out parting from the Synagogue. Here, a brilliant creation is restored to its original context and to its first owners.

Review

“admirably clear”

– Gabriel Josipovici, Times Literary Supplement
“It is to be hoped that Rajak’s judicious work will encourage further research; for, as she has shown, the importance of the Septuagint can hardly be exaggerated. For too long it has been largely lost to both Jewish and Christian communities. It is to be hoped that Rajak’s judicious work will encourage further research; for, as she has shown, the importance of the Septuagint can hardly be exaggerated. For too long it has been largely lost to both Jewish and Christian communities. Rajak dispays a remarkable talent to present a highly complex and broad topic very clearly”

– Canon Anthony Phillips, Church Times
“provides a sterling account of one of the most extraordinary scholarly enterprises of the ancient world”

– Jonathan Wright, Catholic Herald

About the Author

Tessa Rajak is Professor Emeritus of Ancient History, University of Reading, and Member of the Jewish Studies Unit, Oxford University.