    the septuagint , , , , from the latin word septuaginta (meaning seventy), is a translation of the hebrew bible and some related texts into koine greek. the title (greek: á¼© Î¼ÎµÏÎ¬ÏÏÎ±ÏÎ¹Ï Ïá¿¶Î½ á¼Î²Î´Î¿Î¼Î®ÎºÎ¿Î½ÏÎ±) and its roman numeral acronym lxx refer to the legendary seventy jewish scholars who completed the translation as early as the late 2nd century bce. as the primary greek translation of the old testament, it is also called the greek old testament. this translation is quoted in the new testament,"the quotations from the old testament found in the new are in the main taken from the septuagint; and even where the citation is indirect the influence of this version is clearly seen." particularly in the pauline epistles,"his quotations from scripture, which are all taken, directly or from memory, from the greek version, betray no familiarity with the original hebrew text (...) nor is there any indication in paul's writings or arguments that he had received the rabbinical training ascribed to him by christian writers (...)" and also by the apostolic fathers and later greek church fathers. the traditional story is that ptolemy ii sponsored the translation for use by the many alexandrian jews who were not fluent in hebrew but fluent in koine greek,"[t]he egyptian papyri, which are abundant for this particular period, ... have in a measure reinstated aristeas (about 200 b.c.) in the opinion of scholars. upon his "letter to philocrates" the tradition as to the origin of the septuagint rests. it is now believed that even though he may have been mistaken in some points, his facts in general are worthy of credence (abrahams, in "jew. quart. rev.&
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