Translation Technique, Textual History, and Theological Issues,

par Beatrice Bonanno

Cet ouvrage constitue le volume 5 de la nouvelle collection dirigée par Eberhard Bons, The Septuagint in its Ancient Context

Summary. For many years, the Septuagint of Ruth (LXX-Ruth) has been considered a literal translation. Several authors have emphasized the similarities between the Greek text and the Masoretic Text, while others have also noted the divergences. In the wake of this second stream, this book seeks to answer the crucial question: How can we nuance the definition of “literalism” for LXX-Ruth, and which innovations and specifics can be detected in this text? A fresh analysis of the Greek rendering of the Hebrew proper names, toponyms, hapax legomena as well as legal aspects makes it possible to develop new perspectives on the translation technique of LXX-Ruth and to highlight several characteristics of this text. This volume, moreover, extends the discussion by including the analysis of the theological accents of LXX-Ruth and an up-to-date presentation of its textual history including the fragments of the book in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Overall, this volume enhances our understanding of the linguistic and literary background of the LXX, as well as its specific features.

Beatrice Bonanno (Palermo, Italy, 1994) studied classical philology at the University of Bologna (Italy) and biblical studies at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain, Belgium). She obtained her PhD in theology (2022) at the same university, where she is currently a post-doctoral researcher of the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (F.R.S.-FNRS), also teaching Biblical Greek. She deepened her knowledge of biblical texts during research stays at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel), the University of Vienna (Austria), the Arizona State University (Phoenix, AZ), as well as the Phoenix Seminar (Phoenix, AZ).

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