A Concordance to the Septuagint: And the Other Greek Versions of the Old Testament (Including the Apocryphal Books) (Greek Edition) [Hardcover]

Edwin Hatch (Author), Henry A. Redpath (Author), Robert Kraft (Introduction), Emanuel Tov (Introduction), Takamitsu Muraoka (Collaborator)

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ISBN-10: 0801021413 | ISBN-13: 978-0801021411 | Publication Date: May 1, 1998 | Edition: 2nd

For over one hundred years, this resource has been an indispensable tool for biblical scholars. Now back by demand, the second edition includes an extensive Hebrew index by internationally renowned Septuagint scholar Takamitsu Muraoka, which lists all of the Greek words used to translate each Hebrew and Aramaic word. This edition also includes an introductory essay by Septuagint scholars Robert Kraft and Emanuel Tov and an improved system for utilizing the appendices.

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“[This] publication ... is still our most accessible, useful tool... This new edition is a photographic reproduction of the original..." -- Novum Testamentum XLIII.1 (2001)

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Text: Greek, English

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1896 pages
• Publisher: Baker Academic; 2nd edition (May 1, 1998)
• Language: Greek
• ISBN-10: 0801021413
• ISBN-13: 978-0801021411
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9.1 x 3.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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58 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A thick, but helpful tool, October 21, 2000

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This review is from: A Concordance to the Septuagint: And the Other Greek Versions of the Old Testament (Including the Apocryphal Books) (Greek Edition) (Hardcover)

This is a thick book, both physically in its size, and in the material it contains. It lists every Greek word in the Septuagint (canonical and apocryphal), followed by the Hebrew words corresponding to the Greek ones, and then every book and verse the word appears in, and the context of each verse! Appendix One has all the Greek proper names. Appendix two gives a complete concordance of the Greek Ecclesiasticus when compared to the Hebrew fragments. Appendix three gives a concordance of the Hexapleric fragments that scholars possess. Appendix four is a newer part (from 1998), and lists Hebrew and Aramaic words and their LXX equivalent. As can be seen, this is one large book (1860 pages). This edition also contains a good introduction, which was added in 1998. The original edition came out in the late 1800s/early 1900s.

The only drawback would be that the English translation of each Greek word is not given. So in other words, to fully appreciate this you would need to know Greek, or else have a good Lexicon handy. Since most folks using this would probably be scholars, or know Greek, this shouldn't be a problem. Overall, a fine and massive work!

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars eyes on the text(s), January 5, 2007

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David A. Baer (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Concordance to the Septuagint: And the Other Greek Versions of the Old Testament (Including the Apocryphal Books) (Greek Edition) (Hardcover)

Before there were computers, before there were even ball point pens, Edwin Hatch and Henry Redpath churned out this fundamental work on the Greek Old Testament. The laborious care--one wants to say love--which they brought to the first translation of the Hebrew Bible is a testament to that species of linguistic rigor and respect for the text that is too rare in the humanities and even in biblical studies these days.

The result is 'Hatch & Redpath' or 'H & R', as this massive work is invariably known, an anthology of every Greek word that appears in the Septuagint and a list of the passages in which it occurs. Having done my own doctoral work in the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), I have lingered over the monotony and the glory of Hatch & Redpath for days, hours, weeks. Months even. I have seen its limitations and occasional errors enough to know that they are the exception that proves the rule of exactness that was the m.o. of Messieurs Hatch & Redpath.

Some contend that computers and databases now take the place of this incessantly reissued anthology of information.

I doubt it.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's Greek to me ..., March 19, 2009

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This review is from: A Concordance to the Septuagint: And the Other Greek Versions of the Old Testament (Including the Apocryphal Books) (Greek Edition) (Hardcover)

This book is an excellent resource. But, you must be warned: it's written in Greek. I am someone who loves to do research, and I especially love to research the Bible, but this book is hard. You just need to know that. There are few English prompts or guides.

I found exactly what I was looking for, but it was very time-consuming because it is written in Greek. I did a lot of cross referencing with an Interlinear Bible and Strong's Exhaustive Concordance with Hebrew and Greek (and of course, the Septuagint).

But, if you are a die-hard studier of the Bible and want to cross reference some definitions between the Greek New Testament, the Greek Septuagint and the Hebrew Old Testament, this book is priceless. It holds some keys to obscure meanings.