Jeremiah Parallel Edition: An English Alignment of the Septuagint and Masoretic Text Traditions
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| contents | <p>This work presents a verse-aligned English parallel edition of the Book of Jeremiah in its two principal textual traditions: the Greek Septuagint (LXX) and the Masoretic Text (MT). The edition is designed to make the major structural and literary differences between these traditions directly accessible to readers who do not work in Greek or Hebrew.</p> <p>The Septuagint version of Jeremiah is substantially shorter than the Masoretic Text and exhibits a markedly different arrangement of material, especially in the placement of the Oracles Against the Nations. Modern scholarship widely recognises that these differences reflect the existence of distinct literary editions of the book rather than merely translational variation. Evidence from the Dead Sea Scrolls confirms that both textual forms circulated in antiquity.</p> <p>This volume presents the two traditions in parallel English translation, aligned verse-by-verse according to Septuagint ordering. Where passages are absent from one tradition, this is explicitly indicated. The edition is intended as a research and teaching tool for textual criticism, literary history of prophetic books, and the study of scriptural textual plurality.</p> <p>The English text representing the Septuagint tradition is based on Brenton’s translation (with some archaic usage updated to make it more accessible to a modern reader), while the Masoretic tradition is represented by the World English Bible (WEB), a modern English translation of the Hebrew text. Editorial work has focused on structural alignment, transparent presentation of textual absence, and consistent reference mapping between traditions.</p> <p>This edition aims to bridge the gap between highly technical critical apparatus and ordinary readers by providing direct visual comparison of the two major textual forms of Jeremiah. It is intended for scholars, students, clergy, and all readers interested in the development and transmission of biblical texts.</p> <blockquote>The full source code, typesetting system, alignment data, and version history are maintained in the project repository:</blockquote> <blockquote>https://github.com/GlenPrideaux/Jeremiah_parallel</blockquote> |
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| spellingShingle | Jeremiah Parallel Edition: An English Alignment of the Septuagint and Masoretic Text Traditions Prideaux, Glen Septuagint Jeremiah Masoretic Text Textual Criticism Hebrew Bible LXX Biblical Studies Textual Traditions Parallel Edition Literary Editions Dead Sea Scrolls <p>This work presents a verse-aligned English parallel edition of the Book of Jeremiah in its two principal textual traditions: the Greek Septuagint (LXX) and the Masoretic Text (MT). The edition is designed to make the major structural and literary differences between these traditions directly accessible to readers who do not work in Greek or Hebrew.</p> <p>The Septuagint version of Jeremiah is substantially shorter than the Masoretic Text and exhibits a markedly different arrangement of material, especially in the placement of the Oracles Against the Nations. Modern scholarship widely recognises that these differences reflect the existence of distinct literary editions of the book rather than merely translational variation. Evidence from the Dead Sea Scrolls confirms that both textual forms circulated in antiquity.</p> <p>This volume presents the two traditions in parallel English translation, aligned verse-by-verse according to Septuagint ordering. Where passages are absent from one tradition, this is explicitly indicated. The edition is intended as a research and teaching tool for textual criticism, literary history of prophetic books, and the study of scriptural textual plurality.</p> <p>The English text representing the Septuagint tradition is based on Brenton’s translation (with some archaic usage updated to make it more accessible to a modern reader), while the Masoretic tradition is represented by the World English Bible (WEB), a modern English translation of the Hebrew text. Editorial work has focused on structural alignment, transparent presentation of textual absence, and consistent reference mapping between traditions.</p> <p>This edition aims to bridge the gap between highly technical critical apparatus and ordinary readers by providing direct visual comparison of the two major textual forms of Jeremiah. It is intended for scholars, students, clergy, and all readers interested in the development and transmission of biblical texts.</p> <blockquote>The full source code, typesetting system, alignment data, and version history are maintained in the project repository:</blockquote> <blockquote>https://github.com/GlenPrideaux/Jeremiah_parallel</blockquote> |
| title | Jeremiah Parallel Edition: An English Alignment of the Septuagint and Masoretic Text Traditions |
| topic | Septuagint Jeremiah Masoretic Text Textual Criticism Hebrew Bible LXX Biblical Studies Textual Traditions Parallel Edition Literary Editions Dead Sea Scrolls |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18811099 |