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==Table of contents==
==Table of contents==
*Introduction
*1. The ''Letter of Aristeas'' between History and Myth
*2. Going Greek: Culture and Power in Ptolemaic Alexandria
*3. The Jewish Diaspora in Graeco-Roman Antiquity
*4. Staying Jewish: Language and Identity in the Greek Bible
*5. Representing and Subverting Power
*6. The Uses of Scripture in Hellenistic Judaism
*7. Parallels and Models
*8. The Bible among Greeks and Romans
*9. The Septuagint Between Jews and Christians
==External Links==
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=wDX6SNWMEX0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Translation+and+Survival:+The+Greek+Bible+of+the+Ancient+Jewish+Diaspora&ei=Xd_9SsqkE4mmNaiUod0O#v=onepage&q=&f=false Google Books (partial text)]


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Translation and Survival: The Greek Bible of the Ancient Jewish Diaspora (2009) is a book by Tessa Rajak.

Editions and translations

Published in Oxford [England]: Oxford University Press, 2009.

Abstract

Table of contents

  • Introduction
  • 1. The Letter of Aristeas between History and Myth
  • 2. Going Greek: Culture and Power in Ptolemaic Alexandria
  • 3. The Jewish Diaspora in Graeco-Roman Antiquity
  • 4. Staying Jewish: Language and Identity in the Greek Bible
  • 5. Representing and Subverting Power
  • 6. The Uses of Scripture in Hellenistic Judaism
  • 7. Parallels and Models
  • 8. The Bible among Greeks and Romans
  • 9. The Septuagint Between Jews and Christians

External Links