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What is the Septuagint?

The Septuagint is a Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament scriptures. It was made in the third and second centuries BC. During the reign of Ptolemy Philadelphus (285-2… (MORE)

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Why and how did the Septuagint come into being?

In the first century BC, a Greek Bible was needed. A group of 70 or 72 Hebrew scholars who knew the Greek language translated the Old Testament from Hebrew and Aramaic int… (MORE)

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Did Jesus use the Septuagint Bible?

The Bible as Christians recognize it today did not exist. Most of the Old Testament was a part of the Torah and as such Jesus would have been familiar with it. Jesus used t… (MORE)

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How was the Septuagint printed?

This is the Greek version of the Old Testament, translated in the 3rd to 1st Century BC and as result was obviously handwritten. There have been so many printed versions of th… (MORE)

Dick Harfield

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I have also built up a quite substantial home library that I use for reference. I have written and published online articles, each of around 2000 words, on nearly ever book in the Old Testament., most recently on the Book of Psalms.

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Are there different versions of the Septuagint?

The earliest Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures (not yet really a 'Bible') was the Septuagint (often abbreviated as LXX). This contained many translation errors … (MORE)

Dick Harfield

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My home library includes a wide selection of works on theology, history, archaeology and philosophy. Not only have I published substantial online articles on nearly every book in the Bible, but also on historical developments around the Old and New Testaments.

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Under which emperor was the Septuagint written and by whom?

The Septuagint is an early translation of the Hebrew scriptures into the Greek language, a process that is known to have taken place in Egypt. The origins of the Septuagint ar… (MORE)

Dick Harfield

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My home library includes a wide selection of works on theology, history, archaeology and philosophy. Not only have I published substantial online articles on nearly every book in the Bible, but also on historical developments around the Old and New Testaments.

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Does the Septuagint include the apocrypha?

The Septuagint was a Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament scriptures, with each book written on a separate scroll. There was no single, bound 'Bible' that could defi… (MORE)

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Where was the Septuagint translated?

According to tradition the Septuagint translation was created in Alexandria between 300 - 200 BC. It's true origin is questionable and is a subject of debate.

Dick Harfield

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I have also built up a quite substantial home library that I use for reference. I have written and published online articles, each of around 2000 words, on nearly ever book in the Old Testament., most recently on the Book of Psalms.

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How do the Apocrypha and Septuagint affect the Bible?

Apocrypha The apocrypha are 'hidden' Old Testament books included in the Roman Catholic Bible and also (somewhat differently) the Orthodox Bible, but not the Jewish … (MORE)

Dan Galilee

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I am a Jewish American Rabbi living in Israel. My main proficiency is in Judaism, including details of Bible, Talmud, Jewish law and outlook.

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What Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek as Septuagint?

The first translation of the Torah - first five books of the Hebrew Bible - which became known as the Septuagint because 72 Hebrew scholars where sent to Alexandria, Egypt… (MORE)