Loading…
A service of Logos Bible Software
The Septuagint: What It Is and Why It Matters is unavailable, but you can change that!
A Thorough, Accessible Introduction to the Greek Translation of the Old Testament. Most people think that the Septuagint—the Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament—is only for scholars. But understanding even the basics about the Septuagint is helpful for academics and laypeople alike. In this book, scholars Gregory R. Lanier and William A. Ross examine what the Septuagint is and why...
We have fleshed out how the Greek Old Testament bears derivative authority for the Greek-speaking church of its day: an authority that is not independent of but rather flows from its source. Let us state two takeaways. First, quotations of the Greek Old Testament in the New Testament do not mean that the quoted textual form is itself inspired, nor that the textual form should necessarily replace the form of the Masoretic Text (if different), nor that the Greek Old Testament as a whole must
Page 187
- Sign in to access the books you own.
- Create an account to get 39 more books.
Buy this book
at Logos.com
