- Offers previously unpublished versions of the six Grinfield Lectures given by John A. L. Lee in Oxford in 2011 and 2012
- Presents an essential contribution to future research on the Septuagint, Greek lexicography, papyrology, and Hellenistic Jewish Studies by bringing to light fundamental findings
- Contains a range of illustrative examples from the Septuagint itself, Greek papyri of the period found in Egypt, and classical literature
