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| − | The [[Septuagint]] ([[Latin]] ''Interpretatio Septuaginta'', [[Greek]] ''Hermeneutica kata ton hebdomekonton'', literally "Interpretation According to the Seventy", abbr. LXX) is the first translation of the [[Old Testament]] of the [[Bible]] into any foreign language--and specifically the classical Greek that was spoken shortly after the death of [[Alexander the Great]].<ref>The [http://www.septuagint.net/ Septuagint] on the Web.</ref> | + | {{Christianity}} |
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| | + | The '''Septuagint''' ([[Latin]] ''Interpretatio Septuaginta'', [[Greek]] ''Hermeneutica kata ton hebdomekonton'', literally "Interpretation According to the Seventy", abbr. LXX) is the first translation of the [[Old Testament]] of the [[Bible]] into any foreign language--and specifically the classical Greek that was spoken shortly after the death of [[Alexander the Great]].<ref>The [http://www.septuagint.net/ Septuagint] on the Web.</ref> |
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| | == History == | | == History == |