11/07/2025 08:30
- 17:30
HALL: Lecture Hall 02
Proponent:
Bigoni L.,
Mambelli A.
Chair:
Bons E.,
Scialabba D.
Speaker:
Ber V.,
Bigoni L.,
Bons E.,
Korytiaková M.,
Lentz K.,
Mackerle A.,
Mambelli A.,
Panczová H.,
Papp G.,
Perego B.,
Scialabba D.,
Spampinato G.,
Viscardi G.P.
The Greek Bible has recently been explored widely from the point of view of its language and translation techniques; it is nowadays clear that the Septuagint deserves a place in the history of the Greek language in the Hellenistic period. In this frame, the study of Septuagint lexicography has become more and more relevant, especially thanks to the preliminary studies and the publication of the Historical and Theological Lexicon of the Septuagint (ed. by Eberhard Bons and Daniela Scialabba, in collaboration with Anna Mambelli; 4 vols., Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2020-). This panel aims to bring together scholars from different ongoing European research projects that aim at placing the language of the Greek Bible in conversation with its Hellenistic context and Postclassical Greek, by exploring relevant themes and linguistic choices in an interdisciplinary framework.
The issues explored by the panel include:
a) Septuagint lexicography and translation techniques;
b) Septuagint vocabulary in relation to the Greek world;
c) The contribution of the Septuagint to the history of the Greek language;
d) Current avenues in translating and studying the Septuagint in European universities.