TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gallagher,Edmon L.
TI  - Hebrew scripture in patristic biblical theory: canon, language, text 
T2  - Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, 0920-623X
SN  - 9789004228023
AV  - BR67 .G34 2012eb
U1  - 221.109/015 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Bible
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - History
KW  - Early church, ca. 30-600
KW  - New Testament
KW  - Relation to the Old Testament
KW  - Christian literature, Early
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Theology, Doctrinal
KW  - Fathers of the church
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Front Matter; Edmon L. Gallagher --; Introduction; Edmon L. Gallagher --; The Old Testament Canon in Patristic Biblical Theory; Edmon L. Gallagher --; Hebrew Scripture and the Canon of the Old Testament; Edmon L. Gallagher --; The Language of Hebrew Scripture and Patristic Biblical Theory; Edmon L. Gallagher --; Hebrew Scripture and the Text of the Old Testament; Edmon L. Gallagher --; Bibliography; Edmon L. Gallagher --; Indexes; Edmon L. Gallagher; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - The status of the Christian Old Testament as originally Hebrew scripture had certain theoretical implications for many early Christians. While they based their exegesis on Greek translations and considered the LXX inspired in its own right, the Fathers did acknowledge the Hebrew origins of their Old Testament and in some ways defined their Bible accordingly. Hebrew scripture exerted its influence on patristic biblical theory especially in regard to issues of the canon, language, and text of the Bible. For many Fathers, only documents thought to be originally composed in Hebrew could be considered canonical, the Hebrew language was considered the primordial language subsequently confined to Israel, and the LXX, as the most faithful translation, corresponded precisely to the Hebrew text
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004228023
ER  -