Commission for the Septuaginta-Unternehmen
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The Commission for the Septuaginta-Unternehmen is a scholarly body dedicated to producing a critical edition and conducting advanced research on the Septuagint, the ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible.
All labels observed (1)
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| Commission for the Septuaginta-Unternehmen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commission for the Septuaginta-Unternehmen Context triple: [Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities, hasPart, Commission for the Septuaginta-Unternehmen]
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A.
Septuagint
The Septuagint is an ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures that became the primary Old Testament text for early Christians and Greek-speaking Jews.
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B.
Hexapla
Hexapla is a massive critical edition of the Hebrew Bible compiled by the early Christian scholar Origen, presenting multiple parallel Greek and Hebrew text versions for comparative study.
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C.
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia is a critical scholarly edition of the Hebrew Bible widely used as a standard reference text in biblical studies and translations.
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D.
Peshitta
The Peshitta is the standard Syriac version of the Bible, historically central to Syriac Christianity’s scripture and liturgy.
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E.
Letter of Aristeas
The Letter of Aristeas is a Hellenistic Jewish pseudepigraphal work that narrates the legendary origins of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible known as the Septuagint.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commission for the Septuaginta-Unternehmen Target entity description: The Commission for the Septuaginta-Unternehmen is a scholarly body dedicated to producing a critical edition and conducting advanced research on the Septuagint, the ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible.
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A.
Septuagint
The Septuagint is an ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures that became the primary Old Testament text for early Christians and Greek-speaking Jews.
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B.
Hexapla
Hexapla is a massive critical edition of the Hebrew Bible compiled by the early Christian scholar Origen, presenting multiple parallel Greek and Hebrew text versions for comparative study.
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C.
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia is a critical scholarly edition of the Hebrew Bible widely used as a standard reference text in biblical studies and translations.
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D.
Peshitta
The Peshitta is the standard Syriac version of the Bible, historically central to Syriac Christianity’s scripture and liturgy.
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E.
Letter of Aristeas
The Letter of Aristeas is a Hellenistic Jewish pseudepigraphal work that narrates the legendary origins of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible known as the Septuagint.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
research organization
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scholarly commission ⓘ |
| field |
Septuagint studies
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ancient Judaism ⓘ biblical studies ⓘ classical philology ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Septuagint
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ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ critical edition of the Septuagint ⓘ textual criticism of the Septuagint ⓘ |
| goal |
clarify the textual history of the Septuagint
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conduct advanced research on the Septuagint ⓘ produce a critical edition of the Septuagint ⓘ provide scholarly tools for the study of the Greek Old Testament ⓘ |
| hasResearchActivity |
analysis of textual variants
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collation of Septuagint manuscripts ⓘ comparison of Greek and Hebrew biblical texts ⓘ reconstruction of earlier Septuagint text forms ⓘ study of translation techniques in the Septuagint ⓘ |
| hasScope |
academic research
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international scholarly collaboration ⓘ long-term editorial projects ⓘ |
| methodology |
historical-critical method
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philological analysis ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| produces |
academic articles
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critical editions ⓘ scholarly monographs ⓘ text-critical apparatuses ⓘ |
| servesCommunity |
biblical scholars
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classicists ⓘ historians of ancient Judaism ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| studies |
Tanakh
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surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Old Testament in Greek ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
German
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Greek ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
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Subject: Commission for the Septuaginta-Unternehmen Description of subject: The Commission for the Septuaginta-Unternehmen is a scholarly body dedicated to producing a critical edition and conducting advanced research on the Septuagint, the ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible.
Referenced by (1)
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Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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Commission for the Septuaginta-Unternehmen
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