The Legacy of Barthélemy : 50 Years After Les Devanciers D'Aquila

Les Devanciers d'Aquila by Dominique Barthélemy (1963) is an epoch-making work on the textual history of the Septuagint. On the basis of his analysis of the Nahal Hever Minor Prophets Scroll, Barthélemy developed his theory of an early Hebraizing revision (so-called kaige revision), designed to bring the traditional text of the Septuagint closer to the Hebrew text, and recognized examples of it in the B-text of books such as Joshua, Judges, and Samuel-Kings. The work of these early Hebraizing revisers resembled the later very literal translation by Aquila; hence the name of the book,'the predecessors of Aquila'. Textual scholars of today continue in the footsteps of Barthélemy and work on the same questions that were raised in Devanciers: How extensive was the influence of the kaige revision and how can it be recognized? What is the nature of the Lucianic text: when does it represent the Old Greek and when does it give a stylistically revised text? What is the relationship between the kaige revision and Theodotion's revision of the Septuagint? The present volume mainly consists of papers presented at the 50th anniversary symposium of Les Devanciers d'Aquila that was held in connection with the SBL International Meeting in St Andrews, Scotland, in 2013. The papers focus on history of research, case studies on the text of Samuel-Kings (1–4 Kingdoms), and studies on the text-historical position of specific witnesses. Les Devanciers d’Aquila by Dominique Barthélemy (1963) is an epoch-making work on the textual history of the Septuagint. On the basis of his analysis of the Nahal Hever Minor Prophets Scroll, Barthélemy developed his theory of an early Hebraizing revision (so-called kaige revision), designed to bring the traditional text of the Septuagint closer to the Hebrew text, and recognized examples of it in the B-text of books such as Joshua, Judges, and Samuel-Kings. The work of these early Hebraizing revisers resembled the later very literal translation by Aquila; hence the name of the book, “the predecessors of Aquila”. Textual scholars of today continue in the footsteps of Barthélemy and work on the same questions that were raised in Devanciers: How extensive was the influence of the kaige revision and how can it be recognized? What is the nature of the Lucianic text: when does it represent the Old Greek and when does it give a stylistically revised text? What is the relationship between the kaige revision and Theodotion’s revision of the Septuagint? The present volume mainly consists of papers presented at the 50th anniversary symposium of Les Devanciers d’Aquila that was held in connection with the SBL International Meeting in St Andrews, Scotland, in 2013. The papers focus on history of research, case studies on the text of Samuel-Kings (1–4 Kingdoms), and studies on the text-historical position of specific witnesses What were the aims of the Palestinian recensions, and what did they achieve? : With some biographical notes on Dominique Barthélemy -- Adrian Schenker The Books of Kingdoms fifty years after the Devanciers d'Aquila : Development of the kaige theory within Barthélemy's works, and some implications for present research -- Philippe Hugo Does God regret? : A theological problem that concerned the kaige revisers Anneli Aejmelaeus -- The minuses of the B 509 manuscript group in 3-4 Kingdoms -- Andrés Piquer Otero How much hexaplaric material entered into the Antiochene textual tradition? -- Pablo Torijano Readings of the Old Latin (Beuron 91-95) reflecting "additions" of the Antiochene text in 3-4 Kingdoms -- Julio Trebolle Lucifer of Cagliari and the kaige revision -- Tuukka Kauhanen Kaige readings in a non-diage section in 1 Samuel Anneli Aejmelaeus -- Dealing with tenses in the kaige section of Samuel -- Raimund Wirth The legacy of Les devanciers d'Aquila for the study of the Greek Psalter -- Gerard J. Norton. "Les Devanciers d’Aquila" by Dominique Barthélemy (1963) is an epoch-making work on the textual history of the Septuagint. Contributions to this volume follow the footsteps of Barthélemy and work on the same questions that were raised in his Devanciers: How extensive was the influence of the kaige revision and how can it be recognized? What is the nature of the Lucianic text? What is the relationship between the kaige revision and Theodotion’s revision of the Septuagint? Contributors focus on history of research, case studies on the text of Samuel-Kings (1–4 Kingdoms), and studies on the text-historical position of specific witnesses to answer these questions Les Devanciers d’Aquila by Dominique Barthélemy (1963) is perhaps the most influential work on the textual history of the Septuagint during the recent decades. The present volume mainly consists of papers presented at the 50th anniversary symposium of Devanciers in St Andrews, Scotland, in 2013 The Impact of Dominique Barthélemy’s „Les Devanciers d’Aquila“ on LXX Research