2 Chronicles and Prayer of Manasseh
in Brill Septuagint Commentary Series
Publisher
Brill
Published
5/20/2027
ISBN-13
978-90-04-78514-4
This volume invites you to read 2 Chronicles through the distinctive witness of Codex Vaticanus (B), rather than through an eclectic reconstruction of the Septuagint, and to explore the Prayer of Manasseh through Codex Alexandrinus (A).
The commentary combines close analysis of Greek grammar, translation technique, textual variation, and scribal practices with literary, historical, theological, and intertextual interpretation. Particular attention is given to how the Greek text preserves, reshapes, and sometimes expands the Hebrew tradition. The volume also examines the Prayer of Manasseh as an early Jewish penitential composition and traces its extensive engagement with Chronicles and Israel’s scriptural traditions.
The commentary combines close analysis of Greek grammar, translation technique, textual variation, and scribal practices with literary, historical, theological, and intertextual interpretation. Particular attention is given to how the Greek text preserves, reshapes, and sometimes expands the Hebrew tradition. The volume also examines the Prayer of Manasseh as an early Jewish penitential composition and traces its extensive engagement with Chronicles and Israel’s scriptural traditions.