Outside of Eden : Cain in the ancient versions of Genesis 4.1-16 /

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Author / Creator:	Scarlata, Mark William, author.
Imprint:	London : T & T Clark, [2012] ©2012
Description:	1 online resource (270 pages).
Language:	English Ancient Greek Hebrew Classical Syriac
Series:	Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies ; 573 T & T Clark library of biblical studies Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 573. T & T Clark library of biblical studies.
Subject:	Cain -- (Biblical figure) Cain -- (Biblical figure) Bible. -- Genesis. Bible. -- Genesis. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11230053

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ISBN:	9780567508294 0567508293 9780567276391 9780567447982 0567447987
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. In English; occasional phrases in Ancient Greek, Hebrew and Syriac with English translations. Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 8, 2014).
Summary:	This study is an examination of the principal ancient translations of Gen. 4.1-16 in the Hebrew Bible. The goal is to understand the translation techniques adopted by the translators, to what extent external influences may have affected their work, and how each version communicates its message through its literary form. In addition to the versional renderings of the Hebrew text, this inquiry also takes into account various ancient Jewish and Christian interpretations of the Cain narrative. The primary focus of the work is on the diverse exegetical tendencies of Hebrew Bible translation in the.
Other form:	Print version: Scarlata, M.W. Outside of Eden : Cain in the Ancient Versions of Genesis 4.1-16. New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, ©2012 9780567276391

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