Fragments of the Books of Kings According to the Translation of Aquila

Fragments of the Books of Kings According to the Translation of Aquila From an MS. Formerly in the Geniza at Cairo Now in the Possession of C. Taylor D.D. Master of S. John's College and S. Schechter D. Litt. University Reader in Talmudic Literature

Paperback (02 Feb 2012) | English,Greek, Ancient (to 1453),Hebrew

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Publisher's Synopsis

Originally published in 1897, this book contains an edition by F. Crawford Burkitt of parts of the text of Aquila's Greek version of the Old Testament discovered in leaves of a manuscript from the Cairo Geniza. In addition to the edited text of the fragments, the volume includes a preface by C. Taylor, a comparison of Aquila's translation to the Hebrew version and to the Septuagint, notes on selected passages, and facsimiles of the manuscript leaves.

Book information

ISBN: 9781107604926
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 222.5
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English,Greek, Ancient (to 1453),Hebrew
Number of pages: 58
Weight: 150g
Height: 280mm
Width: 210mm
Spine width: 3mm