Over the last few months I’ve highlighted a number of my own publications, so I thought it would make sense to point out others’ work as well.

Mambelli, Vedere Sogni on Old Greek Daniel (Italian)

I was glad to receive news from Anna Mambelli of her recent publication, Vedere Sogni. Here is an English translation of part of the volume description:

For the first time, the Hellenistic context and meaning of the dream reports in Daniel 2 and 4, in its ancient Greek version known as the Old Greek, are examined in a detailed study. Far from being a simple literal translation of its Hebrew-Aramaic source, the Old Greek introduces several variations in dream-related vocabulary attributable exclusively to the translator. These variations have significant narrative, exegetical, and even theological implications.

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