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What is the difference between the Hebrew and the Catholic Old Testament?

The Hebrew Old Testament is written in Hebrew. The original Catholic Old Testament was translated from the Greek Septuagint (a Greek translation of the Hebrew Scripture made in the 3rd century B.C.) to Latin, and together with the Latin New Testament was called the Vulgate. Today the Catholic Old Testament is still in Latin, but there are venacular translations available everywhere.


Who suggested that Jerome write a new translation of the Bible in Latin?

AnswerPope Damasus commissioned Jerome to begin translating the New Testament from Greek into Latin. He continued the task after Damasus' death and began the translation of the Old Testament form both Greek and Hebrew.


What is the name for Old Testament book?

The Tanakh (also Tenakh, Tenak, Tanach) is a name for the cannon of the Hebrew bible, which became the Old Testament adopted by Christians. The Tanakh includes the written Torah (or Pentateuch) which is the name for the first five books of the Bible.The Septuagint, or simply "LXX", is an Ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible. In time this was referred to as the Greek translation of Old Testament.


How many times was Jesus' name mentioned in the Old Testament?

Jesus is the Greek translation for Joshua, a name that occurs frequently in the Old Testament. However, the New Testament Jesus is not mentioned, either directly or by implication, anywhere in the Old Testament.In the King James versionThe name - Jesus - is only mentioned in the New Testament.


Who wrote the greek edition to the bible?

God sovereignly chose to have His Word written in Hebrew (the Old Testament) and Greek (the New Testament). Ptolemy I created the famous Library of Alexandria. As legend has it, he asked the high priest in Jerusalem to loan him about 70 top scholars who would translate the five revered books of Moses into Greek. The result-the first Bible translation-became known as the Septuagint, meaning 70. Over the next hundred years or so, the rest of the Hebrew Bible was added. When New Testament writers later quoted the Old Testament, they quoted it from this Greek translation.

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Is the Greek translation of the Old Testament called the Talmud?

No the answer is Septuagint


What is septaugint?

Ancient Greek translation of the Jewish scriptures. This was an Old Testament source for early Christians.


Did the apostles and Jesus Himself use a Bible translation?

Yes, the Greek Septuagint translation of what is now called the Old Testament by Christians.


Was any of the old testament written in Greek?

At the time the Old Testament was written none of the books were written in Greek, but about the 2nd or 3rd century B.C. the Old Testament was translated into Greek and is called the Septuagint.


What is the difference between the Hebrew and the Catholic Old Testament?

The Hebrew Old Testament is written in Hebrew. The original Catholic Old Testament was translated from the Greek Septuagint (a Greek translation of the Hebrew Scripture made in the 3rd century B.C.) to Latin, and together with the Latin New Testament was called the Vulgate. Today the Catholic Old Testament is still in Latin, but there are venacular translations available everywhere.


Who suggested that Jerome write a new translation of the Bible in Latin?

AnswerPope Damasus commissioned Jerome to begin translating the New Testament from Greek into Latin. He continued the task after Damasus' death and began the translation of the Old Testament form both Greek and Hebrew.


What is the name for Old Testament book?

The Tanakh (also Tenakh, Tenak, Tanach) is a name for the cannon of the Hebrew bible, which became the Old Testament adopted by Christians. The Tanakh includes the written Torah (or Pentateuch) which is the name for the first five books of the Bible.The Septuagint, or simply "LXX", is an Ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible. In time this was referred to as the Greek translation of Old Testament.


Was The Septuagint the first translation of the Old Testament into Aramaic?

A:No. The Septuagint was a flawed early translation of the Hebrew scriptures from Hebrew and, to a small extent, Aramaic into Greek.


A very important Greek translation of the Old Testament is known as?

A very important translation of the Old Testament ('Hebrew Scriptures / Hebrew Bible') into Greek was the Septuaginttranslation.'LXX' (Roman numerals for '70') is an abbreviation for this translation.There are also other translations of the Hebrew scriptures into Greek, but the LXX is the oldest, and is very highly regarded.For more information, see Related links below.


What does sg mean for books of old testament?

Septuagint, the Greek version of the Hebrew Bible. It was the basis for Jerome's Latin translation of the Bible.


What is the Catholic version of the Bible?

The "official" Catholic version of the Bible is the New Vulgate Bible, which is the official Latin translation of the Sacred Scriptures based on the Septuagint, which was the Greek translation that Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, used when He was quoting from the Old Testament, and from the original Latin translation made by St. Jerome, of the Greek New Testament books.


How many times was Jesus' name mentioned in the Old Testament?

Jesus is the Greek translation for Joshua, a name that occurs frequently in the Old Testament. However, the New Testament Jesus is not mentioned, either directly or by implication, anywhere in the Old Testament.In the King James versionThe name - Jesus - is only mentioned in the New Testament.