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The Jewish scholars who translated the Hebrew into Greek were obviously able to read Hebrew. They translated the Hebrew scriptures into Greek for the benefit of Jews living in the diaspora who were no longer able to read Hebrew. The Jews in the diaspora were hellenized; they read Greek, not...

John Harper.

“In the middle of the second century AD, as Christians began to turn away from oral tradition towards a faith incorporated in written texts, they were faced with the momentous decision as to whether they should adopt the Septuagint, which was, after all, a purely Jewish text, as one of their own...

* But is it dead? *

“Thank God, often and always. Pride and gloom do not grow easily in a thankful heart.” - Michael Reeves

* But did it or did it not get the job done? *

“Your life should be a magnet to draw others to Christ.” - Charles Spurgeon