The Septuagint: Greek Scriptures for
Greek-speaking Jews and Christians:
Some Current Research
There are fascinating implications here for how the Bible was used and interpreted in the third to first centuries BCE, but the work is difficult and delicate and scholars often come to different conclusions. This is not surprising since they have been researching these questions piecemeal for at least the last hundred years, often starting from differing premises.
The essay goes through some current issues in Septuagint research and links to the websites of a couple of relevant projects.
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