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THE PRIESTS IN EP. ARIST. 310.

The article presents a brief note examining the depiction of priests seen in the pseudopigraphic non-canonical Old Testament work The Epistle of Aristeas. Topics addressed include the notion that propriety of translators participating in the certification of their own work would apply to priests amo...

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Published in:Journal of Biblical Literature Vol. 97; no. 4; pp. 567 - 572
Main Author: Schwartz, Daniel R.
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: Society of Biblical Literature Dec78
Subjects:
Criticism & interpretation of Old Testament apocryphal books
Priests
Religious leadership
Biblical translations
Bible translating
History
Ancient (Literary period)
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article presents a brief note examining the depiction of priests seen in the pseudopigraphic non-canonical Old Testament work The Epistle of Aristeas. Topics addressed include the notion that propriety of translators participating in the certification of their own work would apply to priests among them, the identification of the foreign visitors, and leadership elements of the priests.