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WEBThe Septuagint is a translation of the Hebrew Bible and some related texts into Koine Greek. As the primary Greek translation of the Old Testament, it is also called the Greek Old Testament. This translation is quoted in the New Testament, particularly by Paul, and also by the Greek Church Fathers.
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WEBThe Septuagint organizes the minor prophets in its twelve-part Book of Twelve. [20] Some ancient scriptures are found in the Septuagint, but not in the Hebrew Bible.
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WEBThe Septuagint is the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) and used by the early Church. The Septuagint is also called the translation of the seventy because tradition states that the Septuagint was translated by seventy.
What Is the Septuagint? The Beginner's Guide - OverviewBible
WEBAug 24, 2018 · The Septuagint is the oldest surviving Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, traditionally believed to have been written by 72 Jewish scholars sometime during the third century BC. Since Greek was the common language of the Roman Empire, the Septuagint was popular among Jews living under Roman rule. Many of …
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WEBJan 1, 2021 · The Septuagint translation made the Hebrew scriptures available both to the Jews who no longer spoke their ancestral language and to the entire Greek-speaking world. The Septuagint was later to become the Bible of the Greek-speaking early Church, and is frequently quoted in the New Testament. Hints of the Egyptian Origin of the Septuagint
What is the Septuagint? | GotQuestions.org
WEBJan 4, 2022 · The Septuagint (also known as the LXX) is a translation of the Hebrew Bible into the Greek language. The name Septuagint comes from the Latin word for “seventy.” The tradition is that 70 (or 72) Jewish scholars were the translators behind the Septuagint.
Septuagint | Greek, Hebrew & Aramaic Sources | Britannica
WEBSeptuagint, the earliest extant Greek translation of the Old Testament from the original Hebrew. The Septuagint was presumably made for the Jewish community in Egypt when Greek was the common language throughout the region.
Septuagint - Encyclopedia of The Bible - Bible Gateway
WEBIt is called “Septuagint” (Lat. septuaginta, meaning seventy—hence the familiar abbreviation in Rom. numerals, LXX) because of a tradition that the VS was the work of seventy (though some say seventy-two) Jewish elders, in the reign of the monarch Ptolemy II Philadelphus at Alexandria (284-247 b.c.).
What Is the Septuagint? - The Gospel Coalition
WEBAug 12, 2018 · The Septuagint is quite possibly the most important translation of the Bible. It is the oldest translation of the OT into another language. It was considered by Philo and Josephus to be on an equal footing with the Hebrew Bible.
What Is the Septuagint? - Bible Odyssey
WEBThe Septuagint is the Old Greek version of the Bible. It includes translations of all the books found in the Hebrew (Old Testament) canon, and as such it is the first known Bible translation.
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