The Old Testament in Greek according to the Septuagint (Apparatus for Alternate Texts)

by Henry Barclay Swete

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

, 1909

Overview

Henry Barclay Swete’s Old Testament in Greek According to the Septuagint is an authoritative edition of the Greek text of the Old Testament. Work first began in 1875 at the initiative of F. H. A. Scrivener, and continued under the editorship and direction of Swete. The first volume appeared in print in 1887, and subsequent volumes were published during the following two decades. Swete’s Septuagint uses the Codex Vaticanus as its base texts, and also uses other important manuscripts, including the Alexandrine MS, Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Cottonianus, Codex Ambrosianus, and other texts. For years after its initial publication, Swete’s Septuagint remained the standard edition in print, and has been widely used by students and scholars of the Septuagint.

Product Details

• Title: The Old Testament in Greek according to the Septuagint (Apparatus for Alternate Texts)
• Author: Henry Barclay Swete
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Print Publication Date: 1909
• Logos Release Date: 2009
• Era: era:modern
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Pseudepigrapha; Bible. O.T. › Criticism, textual
• Resource ID: LLS:OTGRKSWETEAPPALT
• Resource Type: Bible Critical Apparatus
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-15T20:10:56Z

About Henry Barclay Swete

Henry Barclay Swete (1835–1917) was an Anglican clergyman and noted biblical scholar who published works on the Old and New Testaments, as well as on Christian doctrine. He was ordained in 1838 and became a theological lecturer and tutor at Caius College in 1869. He then served as professor of pastoral theology at King’s College, London, and later became regius professor of divinity at Cambridge in 1890. He received an honorary doctorate of divinity from the University of Glasgow in 1901.