The Septuagint, Sexuality, and the New Testament: Case Studies on the Impact of the Lxx in Philo and the New Testament

by Loader, William

• ISBN13: 9780802827562
• ISBN10: 080282756X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-09
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Author Biography

William Loader in professor of New Testament at Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, and lecturer in New Testament at Perth Theological Hall of the Uniting Church in Australia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	1	(4)
1. THE DECALOGUE
1. Distinctive Features of the LXX Versions of the Decalogue (Exod 20:1-17; Deut 5:6-21) in Relation to Sexuality	5	(7)
1.1 Putting adultery first	5	(3)
Table 1: The order of the sixth, seventh, and eighth commandments of the decalogue	7	(1)
1.2 Putting the neighbor's wife first	8	(2)
1.3 Translating byomicronνkappa epsilonπιθνμησepsilonιζ in the commandment, "You shall not covet/desire ..".	10	(2)
2. The Influence of the LXX Versions of the Decalogue in Philo in Relation to Sexuality	12	(3)
3. The Influence of the LXX Versions of the Decalogue on the New Testament in Relation to Sexuality	15	(12)
3.1 Order and the Prominence of Adultery and Sexual Immorality	15	(4)
Table 2: The order of commandments in the meeting of the rich man with Jesus	16	(3)
3.2 "Do not covet/desire/lust!"	19	(6)
Conclusion	25	(2)
2 THE CREATION STORIES
1. Distinctive features of the LXX version of the Creation Stories in relation to sexuality	27	(32)
1.1 Genesis 1:26-27 LXX. Making "the man" in the likeness of God	27	(3)
1.2 Gen 2:4-8, 15-17 LXX - the emerging	30	(2)
1.3 The Hebrew pun and the LXX man called, "Adam"	32	(3)
Table 3: References to "Adam" in Genesis 1-3 and 5:1-4	33	(2)
1.4 Gen 2:18-23 LXX - forming the woman in the likeness of the man	35	(4)
1.5 Gen 2:24 LXX - becoming "one flesh"	39	(4)
1.6 Gen 2:25 - 3:13 - seduction(?) in the garden	43	(3)
1.7 Gen 3:16-19 LXX - the punishment	46	(3)
1.8 Gen 5:1-3 LXX - human beings, Adam and origins	49	(3)
1.9 Conclusion	52	(7)
2. Influence of the LXX version of the Creation Stories in Philo in relation to sexuality	59	(12)
3 DIVORCE: Deuteronomy 24:1-24
1. Distinctive features of the LXX version of the passage relating to divorce (Deut 24:1-4)	71	(5)
2. The Influence of LXX version of the passage concerning Divorce in Philo	76	(3)
4 CREATION AND DIVORCE: The Impact of the LXX Creation Stories and Deuteronomy 24:1-4 LXX in the New Testament
1. The Gospels	79	(7)
Mark 10:2-9	79	(4)
Matthew 19:3-9	83	(3)
2. Paul	86	(21)
1 Corinthians 6:12-20	86	(9)
Galatians 3:28	95	(2)
The tradition behind Galatians 3:28 in 1 Corinthians 12:13; Colossians 3:11 and 1 Corinthians 7	97	(2)
1 Corinthians 11:2-16	99	(6)
2 Corinthians 11:2-3	105	(1)
Conclusion	105	(2)
3. Deuteropauline literature	107	(4)
Ephesians 5	107	(3)
1 Timothy 2:11-15	110	(1)
4. The Gospel of Thomas	111	(6)
Conclusion	117	(13)
Appendices
A1 The Decalogue	130	(3)
A2 The Decalogue in English Translation	133	(3)
B1 Selected Texts from the Creation Stories: Hebrew and Greek	136	(3)
B2 Selected Texts from the Creation Stories in English translation	139	(3)
C1: Deuteronomy 24:1-4, Greek and Hebrew	142	(1)
C2: Deuteronomy 24:1-4 in English translation	143	(1)
D1: Mark 10:1-9 and Deuteronomy 24:1-4 LXX and Genesis 1:27; 2:24 LXX	144	(1)
D2: Mark 10:1-9 and Deuteronomy 24:1-4 LXX and Genesis 1:27; 2:24 LXX in English translation	145	(2)
Bibliography	147	(9)
Index of Modern Authors	156	(3)
Index of Ancient Sources	159