Septuagint

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Permalink Reply by Leonard T on January 15, 2015 at 11:44am

This link gives a nice snippet on the subject.

http://www.allabouttruth.org/septuagint-2.htm

http://www.allabouttruth.org/septuagint.htm

http://www.gotquestions.org/Septuagint.html

Lord Bless,

LT

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Permalink Reply by Tammy on January 15, 2015 at 1:02pm

So, is it legit? Did they translate it correctly? Does it carry the same authority that our Bibles do?

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Permalink Reply by Leonard T on January 15, 2015 at 1:20pm

Yes, it is legit. It is a translation and all translations have certain concerns, but the key point is that the basic doctrine and the gospel message are not affected by any of these concerns.

The second link fro AAG says the following:

Septuagint - Is it a Reliable Translation?
Since the Septuagint is a translation, scholars speculate if it accurately reflects the Hebrew scriptures of the 2nd century BC. A close examination of the Septuagint and the Masoretic Text (the early Hebrew text of the Old Testament) show slight variations. Were these errors in translation, or are the Septuagint and Masoretic Text based on slightly different Hebrew manuscripts? The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls has helped to shed light on this question. Discovered in the Qumran region near the Dead Sea beginning in 1947, these scrolls are dated to as early as 200 BC and contain parts of every book in the Old Testament except Esther. Comparisons of the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Masoretic Text and the Septuagint show that where there are differences between the Masoretic Text and the Septuagint, approximately 95% of those differences are shared between the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Masoretic text, while only 5% of those differences are shared between the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Septuagint. Does this mean that the Septuagint is unreliable and that our Old Testament is wrought with contradictory sources? No. It is imperative to note that these “variations” are extremely minor (i.e., grammatical errors, spelling differences or missing words) and do not affect the meaning of sentences and paragraphs. (An exception is the book of Jeremiah, in which the actual passages are arranged differently.) None of the differences, however, come close to affecting any area of teaching or doctrine. The majority of the Septuagint, Masoretic Text and the Dead Sea Scrolls are remarkably similar and have dispelled unfounded theories that the Biblical text has been corrupted by time and conspiracy. Furthermore, these variations do not call into question the infallibility of God in preserving His word. Although the original documents are inerrant, translators and scribes are human beings and are thus prone to making slight errors in translation and copying (Hebrew scribal rules attest to how exacting scribes were). Even then, the Bible has redundancy built into its text, and anything significant is told more than once. If grammatical mistakes were introduced that makes a point unclear, it would be clarified in several other places in scripture. - See more at: http://www.allabouttruth.org/septuagint-2.htm#sthash.NYkp8h8N.dpuf

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Permalink Reply by Tammy on January 15, 2015 at 1:26pm

Only link I seen posted was the Got Questions one. Didn't even see the other ones. I'll have to check those out as well. Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Leonard T on January 15, 2015 at 5:34pm

Hahaha ... that is because I inserted them later :-)

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Permalink Reply by Tammy on January 15, 2015 at 7:13pm

See, that ain't even right. You said "The second link fro AAG" as if I overlooked them & you was having to repeat your blasted self. Like, 'well, you should have looked at the other links & you would already have had your answers'. 

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Permalink Reply by Leonard T on January 16, 2015 at 5:42am

It was not meant to offend, but to help. If I offended you by this in any way I am sorry.

Lord Bless,

LT

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Permalink Reply by Tammy on January 26, 2015 at 5:36pm

Oh good gracious LT. You don't know me greatly but should know me well enough to know it takes a whole lot more to offend me then that. I was talking smack with you brother. No apologies necessary for sure. I thought it was funny.

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Permalink Reply by ScribeD on January 17, 2015 at 12:13am

Septuagint is the Greek translation of the Old Testament. It was a translation into Greek, during the Greek period. Its value is not just about it's age, but in that it helps us understand some of the nuances of the more ancient Hebrew.

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Permalink Reply by Tammy on January 26, 2015 at 5:36pm

ty Scribe

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