For over one hundred years, this resource has been an indispensable tool for biblical scholars. Now back by demand, the second edition includes an extensive Hebrew index by internationally renowned Septuagint scholar Takamitsu Muraoka, which lists all of the Greek words used to translate each Hebrew and Aramaic word. This edition also includes an introductory essay by Septuagint scholars Robert Kraft and Emanuel Tov and an improved system for utilizing the appendices.
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“[This] publication ... is still our most accessible, useful tool... This new edition is a photographic reproduction of the original..." -- Novum Testamentum XLIII.1 (2001)
About the Author
Edwin Hatch (1835-1889) graduated from Pembroke College, Oxford, and served as a minister, professor, theologian, and Septuagint scholar. Henry A. Redpath (1848-1908) was a minister and biblical scholar. He graduated from Oxford where he later served as a Grinfield lecturer on the Septuagint.
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Format:Hardcover
This is a thick book, both physically in its size, and in the material it contains. It lists every Greek word in the Septuagint (canonical and apocryphal), followed by the Hebrew words corresponding to the Greek ones, and then every book and verse the word appears in, and the context of each verse! Appendix One has all the Greek proper names. Appendix two gives a complete concordance of the Greek Ecclesiasticus when compared to the Hebrew fragments. Appendix three gives a concordance of the Hexapleric fragments that scholars possess. Appendix four is a newer part (from 1998), and lists Hebrew and Aramaic words and their LXX equivalent. As can be seen, this is one large book (1860 pages). This edition also contains a good introduction, which was added in 1998. The original edition came out in the late 1800s/early 1900s.
The only drawback would be that the English translation of each Greek word is not given. So in other words, to fully appreciate this you would need to know Greek, or else have a good Lexicon handy. Since most folks using this would probably be scholars, or know Greek, this shouldn't be a problem. Overall, a fine and massive work!
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A thick, but helpful tool
Oct 21 2000
By David Bennett
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Format:Hardcover
This is a thick book, both physically in its size, and in the material it contains. It lists every Greek word in the Septuagint (canonical and apocryphal), followed by the Hebrew words corresponding to the Greek ones, and then every book and verse the word appears in, and the context of each verse! Appendix One has all the Greek proper names. Appendix two gives a complete concordance of the Greek Ecclesiasticus when compared to the Hebrew fragments. Appendix three gives a concordance of the Hexapleric fragments that scholars possess. Appendix four is a newer part (from 1998), and lists Hebrew and Aramaic words and their LXX equivalent. As can be seen, this is one large book (1860 pages). This edition also contains a good introduction, which was added in 1998. The original edition came out in the late 1800s/early 1900s.
The only drawback would be that the English translation of each Greek word is not given. So in other words, to fully appreciate this you would need to know Greek, or else have a good Lexicon handy. Since most folks using this would probably be scholars, or know Greek, this shouldn't be a problem. Overall, a fine and massive work!
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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eyes on the text(s)
Jan 5 2007
By David A. Baer
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Format:Hardcover
Before there were computers, before there were even ball point pens, Edwin Hatch and Henry Redpath churned out this fundamental work on the Greek Old Testament. The laborious care--one wants to say love--which they brought to the first translation of the Hebrew Bible is a testament to that species of linguistic rigor and respect for the text that is too rare in the humanities and even in biblical studies these days.
The result is 'Hatch & Redpath' or 'H & R', as this massive work is invariably known, an anthology of every Greek word that appears in the Septuagint and a list of the passages in which it occurs. Having done my own doctoral work in the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), I have lingered over the monotony and the glory of Hatch & Redpath for days, hours, weeks. Months even. I have seen its limitations and occasional errors enough to know that they are the exception that proves the rule of exactness that was the m.o. of Messieurs Hatch & Redpath.
Some contend that computers and databases now take the place of this incessantly reissued anthology of information.
I doubt it.
The result is 'Hatch & Redpath' or 'H & R', as this massive work is invariably known, an anthology of every Greek word that appears in the Septuagint and a list of the passages in which it occurs. Having done my own doctoral work in the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), I have lingered over the monotony and the glory of Hatch & Redpath for days, hours, weeks. Months even. I have seen its limitations and occasional errors enough to know that they are the exception that proves the rule of exactness that was the m.o. of Messieurs Hatch & Redpath.
Some contend that computers and databases now take the place of this incessantly reissued anthology of information.
I doubt it.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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It's Greek to me ...
Mar 19 2009
By J. Pruitt
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This book is an excellent resource. But, you must be warned: it's written in Greek. I am someone who loves to do research, and I especially love to research the Bible, but this book is hard. You just need to know that. There are few English prompts or guides.
I found exactly what I was looking for, but it was very time-consuming because it is written in Greek. I did a lot of cross referencing with an Interlinear Bible and Strong's Exhaustive Concordance with Hebrew and Greek (and of course, the Septuagint).
But, if you are a die-hard studier of the Bible and want to cross reference some definitions between the Greek New Testament, the Greek Septuagint and the Hebrew Old Testament, this book is priceless. It holds some keys to obscure meanings.
I found exactly what I was looking for, but it was very time-consuming because it is written in Greek. I did a lot of cross referencing with an Interlinear Bible and Strong's Exhaustive Concordance with Hebrew and Greek (and of course, the Septuagint).
But, if you are a die-hard studier of the Bible and want to cross reference some definitions between the Greek New Testament, the Greek Septuagint and the Hebrew Old Testament, this book is priceless. It holds some keys to obscure meanings.
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