An Attempt on Ecclesiastical and Academical Translation of LXX: Isaiah 1–6
https://doi.org/10.31802/BCA.2025.25.1.003
Abstract
A complet e translation of the Septuagint into Russian remains a subject of aspiration in the Russian Orthodox Church. The Church continues to use the Slavonic text, largely tracing from Greek, as its liturgical Scripture and adheres to the principle of normative interpretations of St. fathers, the vast majority of which comment on the Septuagint. In this regard, their interpretations in many cases do not fit with the Synodal and modern translations of the Old Testament, which are based on the Masoretic Text. P. A. Yungerov’s translation is incomplete and partly already outdated from a methodological point of view. Today new translations of the Septuagint books are appearing independently of each other. The attempt on translation the first six chapters of the book of the LXX Isaiah, presented in the following publication, is distinguished by its conscious reliance on the principle of churchliness as a method. Such a translation should not contain church interpretations, but be as open as possible to them. How to achieve this is a matter of translation technique, which is currently being tested. To be continued.
About the Authors
I. S. Veviurko
Moscow State University; Saint Tikhon’s Orthodox University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ilia S. Veviurko, PhD in Philosophy, Associate Professor at the Department, Associate Professor
Faculty of Philosophy; Department of Philosophy of Religion and Religion Studies; Faculty of Theology; Department of Theology
119234; Lomonosov MSU Shuvalovsky Building; Moscow
E. A. Kropinov
St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Humanitarian University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Egor A. Kropinov, Student
127051; 6, bld. 1, Likhov lane; Moscow
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Veviurko I.S., Kropinov E.A. An Attempt on Ecclesiastical and Academical Translation of LXX: Isaiah 1–6. Bible and Christian Antiquity. 2025;(1):75-115. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31802/BCA.2025.25.1.003
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