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Discussion in 'Bible Versions & Translations' started by Salty, Dec 14, 2015.

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  1. evenifigoalone

    evenifigoalone Well-Known Member

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    Would this suggest that the author(s) consider the LXX and original Hebrew to be equal?
     
    #61 evenifigoalone, Dec 21, 2015
  2. John of Japan

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    Not at all. It simply suggests that the authors of Scripture considered correct translation to be essential, since the LXX is notorious for its various poor renderings.
     
    #62 John of Japan, Dec 21, 2015
  3. evenifigoalone

    evenifigoalone Well-Known Member

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    Ahh.
     
    #63 evenifigoalone, Dec 21, 2015
  4. JonC

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    BTW, I have always wondered ....why quite the LXX at all?
     
    #64 JonC, Dec 22, 2015
  5. John of Japan

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    I assume a typo here, meaning "quote" instead of "quite." :)

    The LXX was the Bible of the day for Jews, many of who had lost the ability to speak or read Hebrew. It was also the only possibility to read the OT for the Greeks and Romans, since there was no complete Latin version of the OT at that time to my knowledge. (There were a few OT books translated in the Old Latin.)
     
    #65 John of Japan, Dec 22, 2015
  6. JonC

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    Yes....little phone, big hands. Thanks for the info.
     
    #66 JonC, Dec 22, 2015
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    Every word of the WORD is the Word.
     
    #67 MNJacob, Dec 23, 2015
  8. JonC

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    Around here the question is normally not if every word is the Word, but which word is the Word.
     
    #68 JonC, Dec 23, 2015
  9. Salty

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    even the words that are in italics?
     
    #69 Salty, Dec 23, 2015
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