These proceedings include 17 papers ranging from the conceptual to the specific in this wide-ranging field and include issues of translation and examinations of specific Hebrew Bible texts. They include coverage of the Kaige recension and its continuing existence, approaches in translation studies and their use for the study of the Septuagint, vocalization in the Hebrew text of the Torah, the provenance and profile of the Greek Joshua and his purpose, Jael and Mary as blessed above or among women, David's problematic return to Ziklag, the old Greek Job and his contexts, Chrysostom and the Septuagint, a still-undefined word that occurs too often, issues of the Old Greek Psalter, the real eroticism in the Song of Songs, a reorganization of prophecy, the song in the Septuagint, the date of Ezekial, and translating 2 Maccabees in a whole new way. Annotation 2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
