Jože Krašovec is Professor of Old Testament in the Institute of Biblical Studies, Faculty of Theology, at the University of Ljubljana and a full member of the European and of the Slovenian Academies of the Sciences and Arts

‘This book provides interesting insights into the tactics applied by the early biblical translators...If this book is in fact predictive of the scope handled in Krasovec's stated project—particularly the compilation of a dictionary of biblical proper names—our field has much to look forward to.'—Review of Biblical Literature

• Abbreviations of Bible TranslationsIntroduction I. Etymological Explanation of Proper Names in the Hebrew Bible and the History of Their Forms in Bible Translations II. Transliteration or Translation of Biblical Proper Names in Bible Translations III. Transmission of Semitic Forms of Biblical Proper Names in Greek and Latin Linguistic Traditions1. Historical and Linguistic Factors of Forms of Biblical Proper Names2. Transliteration of Semitic Consonants into Greek3. Transliteration of Semitic Vowel Letters and Vowel Signs into Greek and Latin4. Transliteration from Hebrew/Aramaic and Greek into Latin5. Reasons for the Existence of Variant Forms of Biblical Proper Names6. General Conclusions7. Comparative Expositions of the Forms of Biblical Proper Names

Jože Krašovec is Professor of Old Testament in the Institute of Biblical Studies, Faculty of Theology, at the University of Ljubljana and a full member of the European and of the Slovenian Academies of the Sciences and Arts

‘This book provides interesting insights into the tactics applied by the early biblical translators...If this book is in fact predictive of the scope handled in Krasovec's stated project—particularly the compilation of a dictionary of biblical proper names—our field has much to look forward to.'—Review of Biblical Literature

• Abbreviations of Bible TranslationsIntroduction I. Etymological Explanation of Proper Names in the Hebrew Bible and the History of Their Forms in Bible Translations II. Transliteration or Translation of Biblical Proper Names in Bible Translations III. Transmission of Semitic Forms of Biblical Proper Names in Greek and Latin Linguistic Traditions1. Historical and Linguistic Factors of Forms of Biblical Proper Names2. Transliteration of Semitic Consonants into Greek3. Transliteration of Semitic Vowel Letters and Vowel Signs into Greek and Latin4. Transliteration from Hebrew/Aramaic and Greek into Latin5. Reasons for the Existence of Variant Forms of Biblical Proper Names6. General Conclusions7. Comparative Expositions of the Forms of Biblical Proper Names