Abraham Wasserstein has written:

'The legend of the Septuagint' -- subject(s): Bible, Letter of Aristeas, Nonfiction, OverDrive, Religion & Spirituality, Septuagint, Versions

The fictitious Letter of Aristeas to Philocrates (second century BCE) contains the legend of the translation of the Pentateuch by 72 elders under Ptolemy lI (285-246 BCE). Apart from this, no-one knows who translated the Hebrew scriptures.

J. D. P. Bolton has written:

'Glory, jest, and riddle' -- subject(s): History, Religious aspects, Christianity, Human beings, Religious aspects of History

'Aristeas, of Proconnesus'

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 are complex, since the books were translated at different times by scholars of varying skill, and preserved with varying fidelity. It is known that the process of translating the scriptures into Greek was well underway by the early third century BCE. The fictitious Letter of Aristeas to Philocrates (second century BCE) supplies the legend of the translation of the Pentateuch by 72 elders under Ptolemy lI (285-246 BCE).

The letter A was the letter for the scarlet letter.