Introduction to the Problem
In the last post on Ecclesiastes 2:12, I concluded that although the LXX appeared to have a different parent text than the MT, the LXX actually witnessed to the same consonantal text as represented in the MT. In Isaiah 53:8d, I want to explore an example where the LXX has a different parent text than the MT, and show that the LXX actually witnesses to the original Hebrew text. But another matter in this verse must be treated first, so I will first present all of the evidence of Hebrew witnesses including the DSS and then present all of the evidence of the Ancient Versions. I will then handle the issue of the MT pointing of nega’, and finally, in a separate post, I will return to the textual matter between the MT and the LXX in the same verse. Read the rest of this entry »
