This short post over at the Exegetical Tools blog draws attention to accessible introductions to the Septuagint. Several books on the Septuagint are mentioned: Invitation to the Septuagint , by Jobes and Silva The Septuagint (Understanding the Bible and Its World) ,...
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Was there a “Septuagint Canon”?
That’s an important question — and the title of this post by John Meade over at the Logos Academic blog. It’s worth a read, so check it out!
Important New Article on the Septuagint
I’m happy to announce and recommend this article by Ed Glenny: “The Septuagint and Biblical Theology.” I’m even happier that it’s freely accessible to all of you. Ed was my first Bible teacher way back in the day at Bible college. Listeners to...
YHWH and the Septuagint
Larry Hurtado has some interesting remarks on a recent study by Septuagint scholar John Wevers on the translation of the divine name (YHWH) in the Septuagint. Hurtado summarizes parts of Wevers’ essay, drawing out some fascinating patterns in the LXX. Readers...
Introductory YouTube Lecture on the Septuagint
My friend David deSilva recently posted a lecture on the Septuagint on YouTube. I know many readers have an interest in LXX studies. David teaches for Ashland Seminary and has published widely in the areas of New Testament, the Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, and...
Should the Septuagint be Considered Inspired?
That’s the question proposed for consideration in a post by a friend of mine, Gabe Martini (“Is the Septuagint a Divinely Inspired Translation?“). Nothing like a provocative headline! I thought you Septuagint fans out there would like it. Gabe is...
Why Should You Care About the Septuagint?
Here’s one answer. The link leads to the Oxford University Press website and points to a new book on the LXX. But it also contains a good overview answer to the question that I’d recommend to readers. Here’s a related answer that I wrote for Bible...
Scholarly Journal for Septuagint Studies Now Available Online
Thanks to Peter Gentry for this note. Thanks to the hard work of Ben Wright and Jay Treat, volumes 1-33 (1968-2000) of the Bulletin of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (BIOSCS) are now available in PDF online. The IOSCS printed these...
Understanding the Göttingen Septuagint
The Göttingen Septuagint is the premier critical-scholarly edition of the Septuagint. If you’ve ever seen or used it, you know it can be intimidating. Fortunately, Abram K-J (Words on the Word blog) has created a primer in two parts on how to read and understand...
New Septuagint Greek-English Interlinear Now COMPLETE
All of us here at Logos (especially Rick Brannan) are thrilled to announce that there is finally a complete Septuagint Greek-English interlinear available to everyone interested in Septuagint research. It took a bit longer than expected, but it’s done! If you...
The OT Cited in the NT: Peter’s (Luke’s) Use of Psalm 16:8-11 in Acts 2:24-28
I’ve decided to open with this oft-debated passage. It’s a good one, in that it introduces the sorts of issues that make this phenomenon important. Here is a PDF of the primary texts involved, along with commentary from Beale and Carson’s edited...
A Head Start on the Septuagint Issue
After a few more posts on Genesis and creation we’ll jump into the LXX, as the minority requested. I’ve decided to assign some reading for that, so everyone is somewhat on the same page by the time we get there. Here are 33 pages from Jennifer Dines’...
Why Use the Septuagint?
I found this on the Logos blog today. It’s something I wrote for the Logos blog in 2007, and I don’t think I ever posted it here. Forgot I even wrote it (I’m doing some LXX thinking today at work so I found it via Google!). Here’s the short...