The Septuagint (LXX) became the fundamental scripture of the Jewish Diaspora and of early Christianity. | The foundational textual link among the three great monotheistic religions.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was The Septuagint: The Greek Translation of Scripture (c. 250 BCE)?
- Tradition holds that 72 (or 70) Jewish scholars translated the Hebrew Torah into Greek in 72 days (the Letter of Aristeas).
- When did The Septuagint: The Greek Translation of Scripture (c. 250 BCE) happen?
- 250 BCE
- Where did The Septuagint: The Greek Translation of Scripture (c. 250 BCE) take place?
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