Alfred Rahlfs
German biblical scholar (1865-1935)
Alfred Rahlfs (/rɑːlfs/; German: [ʀaːlfs]; 29 May 1865 – 8 April 1935) was a German Biblical scholar. He was a member of the history of religions school. He is known for his edition of the Septuagint published in 1935.
| Alfred Rahlfs | |
|---|---|
| Born | Otto Gustav Alfred Rahlfs  29 May 1865 Linden-Limmer |
| Died | 8 April 1935 (aged 69) Göttingen |
| Education | habilitation, Doctor of Philosophy |
| Position held | chairperson (Göttingen Academy of Sciences) |
Select bibliography
change- Alfred Rahlfs, Septuaginta-Studien, 3 vols., Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1904–11.
- Alfred Rahlfs, Verzeichniz der griechischen Handschriften des Alten Testaments, für das Septuaginta-Unternehmen, Göttingen 1914.
- Alfred Rahlfs (ed.), Das Buch Rut griechisch als Probe einer kritischen Handausgabe der LXX, Stuttgart: Privileg. Württ. Bibelanstalt, 1922.
- Alfred Rahlfs (ed.), Genesis, Septuaginta: Vetus Testamentum graecum I, Stuttgart: Privilegierte Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1926.
- Alfred Rahlfs (ed.), Psalmi cum Odis, Septuaginta: Vetus Testamentum graecum X.1, Göttingen : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1931.
- Alfred Rahlfs (ed.), Septuaginta: id est Vetus Testamentum graece iuxta LXX interpretes, 2 vols., Stuttgart: Privileg. Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935.
Sources
change- Wesseling, Klaus-Gunther (1994). "RAHLFS, Alfred". Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Vol. 7. Bautz, Herzberg. pp. 1267–1269. ISBN 3-88309-048-4.