Septuagint
Septuagint
The Septuagint (/ˈsɛptjuːədʒɪnt/), also known as the LXX, is the earliest extant Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures from the original Hebrew. It is estimated that the Septuagint was translated in the 3rd century BCE in Alexandria, Egypt.
Etymology
The term "Septuagint" comes from the Latin word Septuaginta, which means "seventy". The name derives from the tradition that seventy (or seventy-two, depending on the source) Jewish scholars translated the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible) from Hebrew into Greek for Ptolemy II Philadelphus, the Greek king of Egypt.
Related Terms
- Pentateuch: The first five books of the Jewish Scriptures, traditionally ascribed to Moses.
- Torah: The law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures.
- Tanakh: The 24 books of the Hebrew Bible.
- Ptolemy II Philadelphus: The king of Egypt who is traditionally associated with the commissioning of the Septuagint.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Septuagint
- Wikipedia's article - Septuagint
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