Reading David and Goliath in Greek and Hebrew

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Reading David and Goliath in Greek and Hebrew is written by Benjamin J.M. Johnson and published by Mohr Siebeck. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3161540468 (ISBN 10) and 9783161540462 (ISBN 13).

The story of David and Goliath existed in antiquity in two variant literary editions, a short version found in the Greek tradition of Codex Vaticanus (LXXB) and a longer version found in the Hebrew tradition of the MT. Benjamin J. M. Johnson proposes that each version is worthy of study in its own right and offers a close literary reading of the narrative of David and Goliath in the Greek text of 1 Reigns 16-18. The author explores a method for reading the Septuagint that recognizes it is both a document in its own right and a translation of a Hebrew original. In offering a reading of the septuagintal version of the David and Goliath narrative, the literary difference between the two versions of the story and the literary significance of the Greek translation are highlighted.