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Does the Septuagint have authority for the church today?
Numerous scholars have explored what the Septuagint is and its history and uses, but less scholarship has engaged with the ways it exercises authority within the Christian tradition. In the first multicontributor volume of its kind, biblical scholars Greg Lanier and Will Ross bring together experts from a variety of disciplines to explore the nature of the Septuagint's authority over the ages.
Discover fresh insights from experts across disciplines-including Old Testament, New Testament, patristics, systematic theology, historical theology, and more-into whether and how the Septuagint holds authority for today's church. With clarity and depth, this helpful addition to Septuagint studies will expand the conversation of how Christians should understand the Septuagint both in the academy and in the church.
This book seeks:
- To explore the "authority" question from multiple perspectives.
- To examine how the early church, Reformers, and systematic (Protestant and Catholic) theologians view the Septuagint.
- To disentangle the NT's frequent use of the Septuagint from its perceived status as authoritative or "canonical".
Whether you're a scholar, theologian, pastor, or seminary student, The Authority of the Septuagint is an invitation to engage with the Septuagint, its history, and its significance for the church today.
Numerous scholars have explored what the Septuagint is and its history and uses, but less scholarship has engaged with the ways it exercises authority within the Christian tradition. In the first multicontributor volume of its kind, biblical scholars Greg Lanier and Will Ross bring together experts from a variety of disciplines to explore the nature of the Septuagint's authority over the ages.
Discover fresh insights from experts across disciplines-including Old Testament, New Testament, patristics, systematic theology, historical theology, and more-into whether and how the Septuagint holds authority for today's church. With clarity and depth, this helpful addition to Septuagint studies will expand the conversation of how Christians should understand the Septuagint both in the academy and in the church.
This book seeks:
- To explore the "authority" question from multiple perspectives.
- To examine how the early church, Reformers, and systematic (Protestant and Catholic) theologians view the Septuagint.
- To disentangle the NT's frequent use of the Septuagint from its perceived status as authoritative or "canonical".
Whether you're a scholar, theologian, pastor, or seminary student, The Authority of the Septuagint is an invitation to engage with the Septuagint, its history, and its significance for the church today.
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"Gregory R. Lanier and William A. Ross arranged an excellent collection of essays on a fascinating topic. With the humility and nuance necessary for such a discussion, the volume gives us the opportunity to explore a question that ancient and modern believers have wrestled with-what authority might the Greek versions of the Hebrew Bible have in the life of the church?"
Andrew T. Abernethy, professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College and author of Savoring
"Modern scholarship has largely neglected a question that Christians have long wrestled with: What authority does the Greek Bible have for the church? Gregory R. Lanier and William A. Ross have put together an outstanding collection of essays that thoughtfully addresses this important question. Written with scholarly depth and integrating a variety of disciplines, this fascinating book advances th
Benjamin J. Noonan, professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Columbia International Univer