Septuagint. Later, the New Testament books were all written in Greek, which made it possible for anyone living in the days of the early Church to be able to read and understand what the authors wrote. They didn’t need anyone to interpret it for them. (The Jewish religion survived during this time by becoming a “church” or religion instead of a state or government.) The Greeks prepared the world for the coming of Jesus by giving them a common language and culture. The rule over the Jews under the