Volition and mood in the LXX-Psalms

Vickery, Zachary Adam (2024) Volition and mood in the LXX-Psalms. MLitt(R) thesis, University of Glasgow.

Abstract

The present study analyzed the translation technique of verbs in the LXX Psalms. Specifically, I focused on volition and mood in the verbal systems. To be thorough in this investigation, I compiled data from the starting point of both Hebrew and Greek. For Hebrew verbs, I gathered every Hebrew cohortative, imperative, and jussive verb and determined which Greek forms the LXX-Psalms translator used to render them. For Greek verbs, I gathered every Greek subjunctive, optative, imperative, and future indicative verb in the LXX-Psalms and determined which Hebrew forms they translated. This double-edged analysis provided insight as to how the LXX-Psalms translator understood volition in the Hebrew verbal system, and how he communicated that volition in Greek. His translation of Hebrew volitives and his nuanced employment of the Greek non-indicative moods demonstrated a translation technique that had great respect for his Hebrew Vorlage but was also sensitive to the Greek language. I highlight numerous examples throughout this study in support of this conclusion. This study shows that both in his default renderings and in his less-frequent renderings of verbs, the LXX Psalms translator found ways to display creativity and sensitivity in Greek while maintaining close adherence to the original Hebrew.

• Item Type: Thesis (MLitt(R))
• Qualification Level: Masters
• Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BS The Bible; P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
• Colleges/Schools: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Critical Studies > Theology and Religious Studies
• Supervisor's Name: Adams, Professor Sean
• Date of Award: 2024
• Depositing User: Theses Team
• Unique ID: glathesis:2024-84768
• Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
• Date Deposited: 20 Dec 2024 11:33
• Last Modified: 20 Dec 2024 11:35
• Thesis DOI: 10.5525/gla.thesis.84768
• URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/84768