Enter the Septuagint. The Septuagint isn’t Hebrew. It is an apparently Greek translation of the Hebrew. I say “apparently,” because the translation of the various iterations of the Septuagint differ greatly from the Hebrew Masoretic text. ...
Before the Vulgate, there were plenty of other Latin translations of the Bible. But while they were all primarily based on theSeptuagintand Greek manuscripts of the New Testament, they varied widely, and some of them were poorly translated. They often directly translated Greek idioms into Latin,...
Ryan M. Reeves and Charles Hill: In many ways, they’re the same. For example, all three branches of Christianity share the 66 books. They also take great care to consider the sources used as copies of modern Bibles, though the Eastern version is largely based on the Septuagint,...
The name Exodus comes from the Greek exodos or ''way out,'' which is the title of this part of the Bible in the ancient Septuagint translation. That translation chose the titles for its books on the basis of their content, whereas the Hebrew text calls books after their first words. In...
How did the Septuagint affect the way various Christian groups view the biblical canon today? What is the history of the Eucharist? What is an antiphon in the Catholic Mass? How was Jainism founded? What is the etymology of religion?
Susanna (Septuagint prologue, Vulgate Daniel 13) Bel and the Dragon (Septuagint epilogue, Vulgate Daniel 14) How Do I Memorize the Books of the Bible? Why memorize the books of the Bible? While it’s certainly not required to memorize the books of the Bible (especially with today’s smart...
The four Gospels in the Bible are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. They are the first four books of the New Testament. What is the main message of the Gospels? The Gospels have different messages. However, they all profess that Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah, the Anointed One of ...
Why hell is destruction, not eternal torment. Absolute Biblical proof of conditional immortality. What was taught in the Old Testament? What did Judaism teach? In-depth discussion on Conditional Immortality, Annihilationism, Traditionalism, and more! He
Complete Jewish Bible 3 Then what advantage has the Jew? What is the value of being circumcised? 2 Much in every way! In the first place, the Jews were entrusted with the very words of God. 3 If some of them were unfaithful, so what? Does their faithlessness cancel God’s ...
What is the Book of Numbers called in Hebrew? The Hebrew Name of the Book of Numbers: The names used in the modern West for the books of the Hebrew Bible are derived from the Septuagint, the ancient Greek translation which was the first one made from the original Hebrew. Hence Genesis ...