The Septuagint (or "LXX," or "Greek Old Testament") is a
translation of the Hebrew Old Testament and certain Apocrypha,
which was sponsored according to tradition in the late 3rd century
BC by Ptolemy II Philadelphus, the king of Ptolemaic Egypt (283 BC
to 246 BC). The Greek translation was originally created for use by
the Alexandrian Jews who were fluent in Koine Greek, but not in
Hebrew. Thus the Septuagint is sometimes called the "Apostle's
Bible" and the one that Jesus and his disciples would have had
access to. It is quoted in the New Testament by writers such as the
Apostle Paul, and remained the Scripture of use by the Apostolic
Fathers. The translation of the Septuagint into English by Sir
Lancelot C. L. Brenton was first published in 1851 and was based
primarily upon the Codex Vaticanus, one of the oldest extant
manuscripts of the Greek Bible. It remains the standard of use by
many scholars and students of Scripture and history. Contained in
this volume (The Researchers Library of Ancient Texts Volume III):
The English Translation of the Greek Septuagint Bible, Including
the Apocrypha.
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