New Avenues in Biblical Exegesis in Light of the Septuagint

• Old Testament/Hebrew Bible criticism & exegesis
• Linguistic studies & translations of the Bible

« Un index biblique (...) clôt un ouvrage qui se recommande par la diversité de ses approches : à côté d’études traditionnelles (...), plusieurs auteurs appliquent, dans le cadre programmatique d’un article de dimensions réduites, des méthodes de lecture nouvelles : étude du genre (...), rhétorique (...), pragmatique (...) ou narratologie (...) ; l’article lui-même de M. Karrer, consacré aux témoins textuels, n’est pas avare de conclusions théologiques. » (Philippe Le Moigne, dans Cahiers d’études du religieux. Recherches interdisciplinaires, en ligne, 25, 2023)

“Eines zeigt der Band allerdings überdeutlich: Die Septuaginta ist viel mehr als blos sekundärer Textzeuge fur den hebräischen Bibeltext.” (Philipp Brandenburg, in Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 135-3, 2023, p. 515)

“Hay que alegrarse con trabajos en colaboración como este, que se asumen las consecuencias de la investigación realizada durante los últimos decenios en el campo de la crítica textual y de la historia de la redacción de los diversos libros bíblicos. No se puede sino estar de acuerdo con Mazzinghi que concluye su aportación advirtiendo que no se debe preferir una versión relegando las demás e invitando a aceptar la clara pluralidad textual y, en consecuencia, la pluralidad teológica de la Biblia.” (Jorge Blunda, in Revista Bíblica 85-3/4, 2023, p. 447)

“Per concludere, New Avenues in Biblical Exegesis in Light of the Septuagint, che rappresenta il primo tomo della collana The Septuagint in its Ancient Context. Philological, Historical and Theological Approaches, edita da Eberhard Bons in collaborazione con Françoise Vinel e Christoph Kugelmeier, è un volume di alto livello: la complessità degli argomenti trattati e delle questioni affrontate mostrano chiaramente come l’intento sia quello di favorire l’instaurarsi di un dialogo tra specialisti, approntando uno strumento di lavoro e riflessione utile agli addetti ai lavori.” (Daniela Scardia, in Henoch 45, 2023, p. 158)

“Overall, the volume groups relevant contributions in several fields of the Septuagint that cover a wide range of topics and apply different methodologies. The amplitude of contents offered by the volume helps at introducing new points of view and perspectives not only relevant to the specific field of Septuagint studies but that could help enlighten other fields, thus, setting the ground for further research.” (C. Recalcati, in Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses 99/4, 2023, p. 704)

Leonardo Pessoa da Silva Pinto is Lecturer Professor of textual criticism and Old Testament exegesis at the Pontifical Biblical Insti­tute in Rome. His research and publications focus on 1-2 Samuel, particularly on the fields of textual criticism and narratological study of these books.

Daniela Scialabba is Associate Professor of Old Testament exegesis at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. She is Scientific Co­or­dinator of the Historical and Theo­logical Lexicon of the Septuagint and member of the Editorial board for the series “Septuagint and Cognate Studies” (SCS).