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Document Details : Title: The Samuel Intertexts in the Versions of Esther Author(s): THAMBYRAJAH, Jonathan Journal: Journal of Septuagint and Cognate Studies Volume: 53 Date: 2020 Pages: 87-100 DOI: 10.2143/JSCS.53.0.3289026 Abstract : One of the prominent features of the Masoretic version of Esther is the connection between its protagonists (Esther, Mordecai, and Haman) with the narratives of Samuel. This feature, while typical of the Masoretic Text, is much less prominent, or even absent, in most early translations of Esther. This paper studies the intertext from the perspective of textual criticism and concludes that some version of the intertext was original to the Greek translations as well as the Hebrew. However, the instability of this intertext in the textual witnesses is evidence of the variety of early interpretations of the intertext. |
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