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Septuagint

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Septuagint [Lat.,=70], oldest extant Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible made by Hellenistic Jews, possibly from Alexandria, c.250 BC Legend, according to the fictional letter of Aristeas, records that it was done in 72 days by 72 translators for Ptolemy Philadelphus, which accounts for the name. The Greek form was later improved and altered to include the books of the Apocrypha and some of the pseudepigrapha. It was the version used by Hellenistic Jews and the Greek-speaking Christians, including St. Paul; it is still used in the Greek Church. The Septuagint is of importance to critics because... Read more
Septuagint
...translated in the 2nd century . The name Septuagint was derived from a legend that 72...influence was far-reaching. The Septuagint rather than the original Hebrew...Arabic translations of the Bible . Septuagint Septuagint Septuagint Read more
Septuagint
Septuagint • acquaint , ain't, attaint, complaint, constraint, distraint, faint, feint, paint, plaint, quaint, restraint...flint, glint, hint, imprint, lint, mint, misprint, print, quint, skint, splint, sprint, squint, stint, tint •Septuagint • skinflint • catmint •varmint ... Read more

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