Whence the 72?: the Peisistratus myth and the Letter of Aristeas
This article compares a form of the Peisistratus myth in the Scholia to Dionysius Thrax to the basic outline of the translation legend in the Letter of Aristeas. The key to reconstructing the commonalities is the number 72, which was hitherto a crux in the interpretation of the Letter of Aristeas. A...
| Published in: | The journal of Jewish studies |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2015]
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The journal of Jewish studies
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| RelBib Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism TB Antiquity |
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Bible. Altes Testament Septuaginta
B Translation B Pisistratus, Tyrant of Athens, 605? B.C.-528 or 527 B.C B Myth B Letter of Aristeas B Aristeas Epistolographus Ad Philocratem B Bible. Old Testament. Greek. Septuagint B Dionysius, Thrax B Scholia |