THE FIRST (?) GREEK TRANSLATION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT: THE SEPTUAGINT (LXX)

Yıl 2019, Cilt: 6 , 159 - 174, 09.12.2019

Pınar Serdar Dinçer

Öz

Shown as LXX and meaning “seventy” in Latin, “Septuagint” generally refers to Greek translation of Tanakh. Septuagint is considered holy both for the Jewish and Christians. While Diasporic Jews were still inarguably Jewish during the conquest and later on; with the emergence of the Common Tongue (Koine / Η Κοινή), which was a new language, the concept of Judaism gained a totally new shape. There were several speculations risen with the inclusion of Septuagint into the lives of Diasporic Jews. Stories about the creation of Septuagint and its usage by the New Testament authors led the researchers to raise questions related to the old text. The study is three-layered. First, the debates on the identification of historical evidences pertaining to the roots of Septuagint, its date, location of production, and composition were handled. Along with that, the pseudo-epigraphical Letter of Aristeas (Letter of Philokratos) was dwelled on, which is the only evidence in hand for the Septuagint. The second part is based upon the translations and versions of Septuagint. Lastly, the opinions of Jewish and Christian communities on the Septuagint were analyzed. The study seeks to provide an explanation for the marked opinions of Septuagint specialists, as well as analyzing their findings, without an attempt to prove each answer asserted for these main subjects.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Septuagint, LXX, Old Testament

Eski Ahit’in İlk Yunanca Sürümü: Septuagint (LXX)

Öz

LXX şeklinde gösterilen ve Latincede "yetmiş" anlamına gelen "Septuagint" genel olarak Tanah’ın Yunanca çevrisi olarak bilinmektedir. Septuagint hem Yahudiler hem de Hıristiyanlar için kutsaldır. Diaspora Yahudileri fetih sırasında ve sonrasında hala tartışmasız Yahudi iken, yeni bir dil olan Ortak Dil (Koine / Η Κοινή)’in doğuşuyla birlikte Yahudilik tamamen yeni bir biçim almaya başladı. Septuagint’in Diaspora Yahudilerinin hayatına girmesiyle birlikte hakkında pek çok spekülasyonlar yapılmıştır. Septuagint'in yaratılmasıyla ilgili hikayeler ve Yeni Ahit yazarları tarafından kullanımı araştırmacıların bu eski metinle ilgili soru sormalarına yol açmıştır. Bu çalışma üç başlık altında toplanmıştır. İlk olarak, Septuagint'in kökenine ilişkin tarihsel kanıtların neler olduğu ve Septuagint’in tarihlenmesi, üretim yeri ve yaratılışı hakkındaki tartışmalar ele alınmıştır. Bununla birlikte Septuagint ile ilgili eldeki tek kanıt pseudoepigrafik Aristeas Mektubu (Philokratos Mektubu) üzerinde durulmuştur. İkinci bölüm Septuagint’in çevirileri ve sürümleri hakkındadır. Son olarak Yahudi ve Hıristiyan toplumlarının Septuagint’e bakışı irdelenmiştir. Çalışma, bu temel soruların her birine verilen yanıtları kesin olarak kanıtlamaya çalışmamakla birlikte, Septuagint uzmanlarının

Anahtar Kelimeler

Septuagint, LXX, Eski Ahit

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