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| − | The '''Septuagint''' (pronounced, sep-tjoo-uh-jint, literally "Interpretation According to the Seventy,"<ref> [[Latin]] ''Interpretatio Septuaginta'', [[Greek language|Greek]] ''Hermeneutica kata ton hebdomekonton'' abbr. LXX</ref> as requested by [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus|Ptolemy II]]) is the first translation of the [[Hebrew]] [[Old Testament]] of the [[Bible]] into any foreign language—and specifically the [[Greek|classical Greek]] and [[Koine Greek]] that was spoken shortly after the death of [[Alexander the Great]].<ref>The [http://www.septuagint.net/ Septuagint] on the Web.</ref> In [[New Testament]] times, the Septuagint was the form of scripture in common use. [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] quotes from it in {{bibleverse||Luke|4:18-19}}, as does the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]]. The Bible itself does not present a definitive listing of the books of the Bible or their number. The divinely inspired statement of [[Saint Paul]] in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+3%3A16-17&version=KJV 2 Timothy 3:16-17] encompasses and includes all of sacred scripture, and its purpose.<ref>For the context of 2 Timothy 3:16-17 compare [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+3%3A14-15&version=KJV 2 Timothy 3:14-15]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+3%3A15&version=KJV 1 Timothy 3:15]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+3%3A8-12&version=KJV Ephesians 3:8-12]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+2%3A10&version=KJV 2:10]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A24&version=KJV James 2:24]; and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+7%3A21-23&version=KJV Matthew 7:21-23]. In [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A31-46&version=KJV Matthew 25:31-46] the Lord does not ask how the Bible was read and interpreted. In [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+7%3A21-23&version=KJV Romans 2:6-11] the Bible is not mentioned as a requirement of salvation.</ref> | + | The '''Septuagint''' (pronounced, sep-tjoo-uh-jint, literally "Interpretation According to the Seventy,"<ref> [[Latin]] ''Interpretatio Septuaginta'', [[Greek language|Greek]] ''Hermeneutica kata ton hebdomekonton'' abbr. LXX</ref> as requested by [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus|Ptolemy II]]) is the first translation of the [[Hebrew]] [[Old Testament]] of the [[Bible]] into any foreign language—and specifically the [[Greek|classical Greek]] and [[Koine Greek]] that was spoken shortly after the death of [[Alexander the Great]].<ref>The [http://www.septuagint.net/ Septuagint] on the Web.</ref> In [[New Testament]] times, the Septuagint was the form of scripture in common use. [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] quotes from it in {{bibleverse||Luke|4:18-19}}, as does the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]]. The Septuagint includes the [[Apocrypha]]. [[Saint Paul]]'s statement in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+3%3A16-17&version=KJV 2 Timothy 3:16-17] encompasses and includes all of sacred scripture, and its purpose.<ref>For the context of 2 Timothy 3:16-17 compare [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+3%3A14-15&version=KJV 2 Timothy 3:14-15]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+3%3A15&version=KJV 1 Timothy 3:15]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+3%3A8-12&version=KJV Ephesians 3:8-12]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+2%3A10&version=KJV 2:10]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A24&version=KJV James 2:24]; and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+7%3A21-23&version=KJV Matthew 7:21-23]. In [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A31-46&version=KJV Matthew 25:31-46] the Lord does not ask how the Bible was read and interpreted. In [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+7%3A21-23&version=KJV Romans 2:6-11] the Bible is not mentioned as a requirement of salvation.</ref> |
| | In some instances, the Septuagint agreed more with the [[Samaritan]] version of the [[Pentateuch]] than with the Masoretic/Jewish text. ''See, e.g.'', Exodus 12:40. | | In some instances, the Septuagint agreed more with the [[Samaritan]] version of the [[Pentateuch]] than with the Masoretic/Jewish text. ''See, e.g.'', Exodus 12:40. |