Innovative Septuagint research from an international group of scholars

Toward a Theology of the Septuagint: Stellenbosch Congress on the Septuagint, 2018 focuses on the question of whether it is appropriate and possible to formulate a theology of the Septuagint. Nineteen English and German essays examine Old Testament, New Testament, and extrabiblical texts from a variety of methodological perspectives to demonstrate that such a theology is indeed necessary and possible.

Features

Nuanced discussion of whether and how a theology of the Septuagint can be written

Extensive methodological discussions

Close textual studies of biblical, Greek philosophical, and Jewish sources

Abstracts of each essay