SEPTUAGINT

sĕpˈtyooəjĭnt [Lat.,=70], oldest extant Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible made by Hellenistic Jews, possibly from Alexandria, c.250 b.c. 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 it is translated from texts now lost. No copy of the original translation exists; textual difficulties abound. The symbol for the Septuagint is LXX.

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books on: Septuagint  - 1845 results

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The Greek and Hebrew Bible: Collected Essays on the Septuagint
Book by Emanuel Tov; Brill, 1999
Subjects: Bible--O.T--Criticism, Interpretation, Etc, Bible--O.T--Greek--Versions--Septuagint
...HEBREW BIBLE Collected Essays on the Septuagint BY EMANUEL TOV BRILL LEIDEN...Hebrew Bible : collected essays on the Septuagint / by Tov. - Leiden ; Boston ; Koln...Relation to the Original Text of the Septuagint 1 2 The Fifth Fascicle of Margolis...
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The Earliest Text of the Hebrew Bible: The Relationship between the Masoretic Text and the Hebrew Base of the Septuagint Reconsidered
Book by Adrian Schenker; Brill, 2003
Subjects: Bible--O.T--Criticism, Textual--Congresses, Bible--O.T--Greek--Versions--Septuagint--Congresses
...Society of Biblical Literature ??$b Septuagint and Cognate Studies Editor Melvin...Masoretic Text and the Hebrew Base of the Septuagint Reconsidered Edited by Adrian...Masoretic text and the Hebrew base of the Septuagint reconsidered / edited by Adrian Schenker...
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The Septuagint and Homeric Scholarship in Alexandria: A Study in the Narrative of the Letter of Aristeas
Book by Sylvie Honigman; Routledge, 2003
THE SEPTUAGINT AND HOMERIC SCHOLARSHIP IN ALEXANDRIA THE SEPTUAGINT AND HOMERIC SCHOLARSHIP IN ALEXANDRIA A study...Publication Data Honigman, Sylvie, 1965- The Septuagint and Homeric scholarship in Alexandria: a study...
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Rewriting the Sacred Text
Book by Kristin De Troyer; Brill, 2003
Subjects: Bible--O.T--Apocrypha--Esdras, 1st--Criticism, Textual, Bible--O.T--Comparative Studies, Bible--O.T--Criticism, Textual, Bible--O.T--Esther--Greek, Bible--O.T--Joshua Iii--Greek--Versions--Septuagint
...Bible. O.T. Joshua III. Greek-Versions-Septuagint. 3. Bible. O.T. Apocrypha. Esdras...and the staff and students of the Septuaginta Unternehmen in G6ttingen Contents...original. 37 see Kristin De Troyer, Septuagint and Gender Studies: The Very Beginning...
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Two Versions of the Solomon Narrative: An Inquiry into the Relationship between Mt 1 Kgs. 2-11 and Lxx 3 Reg. 2-11
Book by Percy S. F. Van Keulen; Brill, 2005
Subjects: Bible--O.T--Kings, 1st, Ii-Xi, Bible--O.T--Kings, 1st, Ii-Xi--Greek--Versions--Septuagint
...12: 24a .?) s.Jl3S li,`, .Jcruaalcnt 1?1?73. 13 l:i; irl., "IIw Contrilouticn of Diverging Traditions Prrxcrvccl in the Septuagint to Litcrmy (Criticism <4 the I3il?lc, in L. <?rccnspmn and (). 1\Iunnich :cds.:. <Ill (,nrr;>rrv:c <>I /fi<. lrrtrr?aalionnl...
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Invitation to the Septuagint
Journal article by Peter J. Gentry; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 122, 2002
Subjects: Invitation to the Septuagint (Book)--Reviews
Invitation to the Septuagint. by Peter J. Gentry...Cambridge, 1902), and S. Jellicoe, The Septuagint and Modern Study (Oxford, 1968...comprehensive, accessible primer to the Septuagint" (DJ) by Jobes and Silva is a milestone...
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The Earliest Text of the Hebrew Bible: The Relationship between the Masoretic Text and the Hebrew Base of the Septuagint Reconsidered
Journal article by Peter J. Gentry; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 125, 2005
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Earliest Text of the Hebrew Bible: The Relationship between the Masoretic Text and the Hebrew Base of the Septuagint Reconsidered (Book)--Book reviews
...Masoretic Text and the Hebrew Base of the Septuagint Reconsidered. by Peter J. Gentry...Masoretic Text and the Hebrew Base of the Septuagint Reconsidered. Edited by ADRIAN SCHENKER. Septuagint and Cognate Studies, vol. 52. Atlanta...
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The Earliest Text of the Hebrew Bible: The Relationship between the Masoretic Text and the Hebrew Base of the Septuagint Reconsidered
Journal article by Peter J. Gentry; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 126, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Earliest Text of the Hebrew Bible: The Relationship between the Masoretic Text and the Hebrew Base of the Septuagint Reconsidered (Book)--Book reviews
...Masoretic Text and the Hebrew Base of the Septuagint Reconsidered. by Peter J. Gentry...Masoretic Text and the Hebrew Base of the Septuagint Reconsidered. Edited by ADRIAN SCHENKER. Septuagint and Cognate Studies, vol. 52. Atlanta...
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The Legend of the Septuagint: From Classical Antiquity to Today
Journal article by Stephen D. Ryan; Theological Studies, Vol. 69, 2008
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Legend of the Septuagint: From Classical Antiquity to Today (Book)--Book reviews
The Legend of the Septuagint: From Classical Antiquity to Today...Stephen D. Ryan THE LEGEND OF THE SEPTUAGINT: FROM CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY TO TODAY...elements, Christian usage of the Septuagint and changes in the relation of Jewry...
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The Role of the Septuagint in Hebrews: An Investigation of Its Influence with Special Consideration to the Use of Hab 2:3-4 in Heb 10:37-38
Journal article by Alan C. Mitchell; Theological Studies, Vol. 65, 2004
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Role of the Septuagint in Hebrews: An Investigation of Its Influence with Special Consideration to the Use of Hab 2:3-4 in Heb 10:37-38 (Book)--Book reviews
The Role of the Septuagint in Hebrews: An Investigation of Its...C. Mitchell THE ROLE OF THE SEPTUAGINT IN HEBREWS: AN INVESTIGATION OF ITS...author of Hebrews incorporated the Septuagint into the letter, and how the authors...
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magazine articles on: Septuagint  - 33 results

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The Passover Haggadah: Moses and the Human Role in Redemption
Magazine article by David Arnow; Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought, Vol. 55, Fall-Winter 2006
Subjects: Haggadah (Sacred work), Jewish Publication Society, Purim, Septuagint (Sacred work)
...Masoretic text of Deuteronomy 26:8 and the Septuagints translation (mid-3rd century B.C.E...by signs and portents." And now the Septuagint: "And the Lord brought us out of Egypt...and with wonders" (italics added). The Septuagints repeated effort to eliminate any possible...
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Jest Divine
Magazine article by Martin E. Marty; The Christian Century, Vol. 120, July 26, 2003
Subjects: God--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Jesus Christ--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Niebuhr, Reinhold--Quotations
...stated that "when the translators of the Septuagint rendered Moses dialogue with God into...Greek, looking for this ho ho in my Septuagint. To my great disappointment, I found...of the verb to be. I didnt check my Septuagint, since the Septuagintal Greek imposed...
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Caution: Bible Class in Session
Magazine article by Barbara Brown Taylor; The Christian Century, Vol. 119, November 6, 2002
Subjects: Bible (Sacred text)--Study and teaching, College teachers--Personal narratives
...time, although one dropped out after I asked him to rewrite his paper on the canonization process. The rest have declared "Septuagint" the coolest new vocabulary word, despite the fact that there are few opportunities to use it outside of class. One girl who...
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Don't Call It Proselytism
Magazine article by Lawrence A. Uzzell; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, October 2004
Subjects: Conversion (Religion)--Evaluation, Conversion (Religion)--Forecasts and trends, Conversion (Religion)--Public opinion, Conversion--Evaluation, Conversion--Forecasts and trends, Conversion--Public opinion, Orthodox Eastern Christians--Religious aspects, Orthodox Eastern Christians--Social aspects, Proselytizing--Forecasts and trends
...abuse. The word "proselytism," which derives from the Greek Septuagint translation of the Old Testament, is now used more often in...original meaning of the term "proselyte" was positive. In the Septuagint and the New Testament it referred to Gentile converts to Judaism...
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'Who Do You Say That I Am?': The Modern Quest for the Ancient Jesus
Magazine article by Paula Fredriksen; World and I, Vol. 14, December 1999
Subjects: Biblical scholars--Research, Jesus Christ--Research, Theology--Research
...translation of the Jewish Bible, the Septuagint, served as sacred Scripture. But the...work only if the version cited were the Septuagint, not the Hebrew.3 Freer than ever...the first three evangelists. 3.The Septuagint (academic shorthand: LXX) is the Greek...
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newspaper articles on: Septuagint  - 11 results

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Now the Bible's Gone Digital; Answers to Correspondents
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), April 7, 2006
...translation started much earlier. The earliest complete translation of the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) was the Greek Septuagint. It was produced by Alexandrian Jews in around 280BC, predating even the oldest surviving Hebrew manuscript, the Dead Sea...
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`Baptizo' Right Word to Describe Immerse
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 22, 1996
...used in reference to people being "submerged" in water, and also in reference to sponges being "dipped" in water. In the Septuagint (the Greek version of the Old Testament attributed to the 2nd or 1st century B.C.), "baptizo" is used to translate the passage...
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The Cleansing of a Leper; Luke 5:12-16
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, January 7, 2005
...ailments, but he would withdraw to deserted places to pray. The Word Leprosy-The Greek word lepra (leprosy) is used by the Septuagint (Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures) for the Hebrew zaraat. "Leprosy" in the Bible covers a variety of human diseases...
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Picking Grain on the Sabbath; Matthew 12:1-8
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, July 15, 2005
...men. For the Son of Man is Lord of the sabbath." The WORD "Mercy" usually translates the Hebrew hesed (rendered in the Septuagint by eleos and in the Latin Vulgate by misericordia). Bible scholars, however, regard mercy as inadequate. While they do not...
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A Brother Who Sins; Matthew 18:15-20
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, August 11, 2004
...confession: "Upon this rock I will build my church" (16:18). The word literally means convocation or calling together. In the Greek Septuagint version of the Bible, it renders the Hebrew word qahal, the assembly of the tribes of Israel called by the Lord to gather...
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encyclopedia articles on: Septuagint  - 24 results

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Septuagint
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SEPTUAGINT sep tyoo jint Lat.,=70, oldest extant Greek translation...St. Paul; it is still used in the Greek Church. The Septuagint is of importance to critics because it is translated...exists; textual difficulties abound. The symbol for the Septuagint is LXX. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia...
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Baruch , Book of the Septuagint and of the Apocrypha
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BARUCH , book of the Septuagint and of the Apocrypha early Jewish book included in the Septuagint, but not included in the Hebrew Bible and placed in the Apocrypha in the Authorized Version. It is named for a Jewish prince Baruch (fl. 600...
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Maccabees , Books of the Bible
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...MACCABEES , books of the Bible two books included in the Septuagint and placed as the last two books in the Old Testament of...Jewish martyrs. Third and Fourth Maccabees, also found in the Septuagint, were not included in St. Jeromes Vulgate and are usually...
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Judith
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JUDITH Heb.,=Jewess, early Jewish book included in the Septuagint, but not included in the Hebrew Bible, and placed in the Apocrypha of Protestant Bibles. It recounts an attack on the Jews by an...
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Wisdom of Solomon
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WISDOM OF SOLOMON or Wisdom, early Jewish book included in the Septuagint and the Vulgate but not in the Hebrew Bible. The book opens with an exhortation to seek wisdom, followed by a statement on...
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