kutenSeptuaginta

kutenSeptuaginta is a proposed open-access digital edition of the Septuagint (LXX), intended to unify the Greek text with a scholarly apparatus, linked manuscript evidence, and multilingual translations. The name appears in discussions within digital humanities and biblical-text scholarship as a potential project to improve access to the Septuagint.

Content and scope: The project would base its text on major scholarly editions of the Septuagint, such as the Göttingen edition and the Rahlfs-Hanhart edition, and would incorporate textual variants from early manuscripts (Vaticanus, Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, and others) along with patristic and later translations. It would also provide cross-references to the Hebrew Masoretic text and to other ancient translations (Theodotion, Aquila, Symmachus). The aim is to support critical study, translation, and lecturing by offering an encodement with TEI-XML and machine-readable apparatus.

Features: A user-facing edition with a Greek text, verse-by-verse apparatus, translational notes, and glossaries; tools for collation, search, and visualization of variant lines; linking to manuscript images and other corpora; morphological tagging and lexical data.

Governance and status: If realized, it would be an open-access, community-driven project with version control, clear licensing (e.g., CC or open-source), and peer-review mechanisms for updates. It would seek collaboration among universities, libraries, and digital humanities centers.

Relation to existing resources: It would complement published critical editions and digital tools such as the Göttingen Septuagint, Brenton's translation, and existing digital Septuagint initiatives.