There is little evidence for the origins of the Septuagint other than the contents and nature of the translations themselves. Scholars have sought to go beyond the legends of priestly translators sponsored by Ptolemy (from Aristeas) to determine what we may of the context and purpose, even though Jews in the early years of Ptolemaic rule are poorly attested in the sources. The translation style in the standard Greek of the Hellenistic period already indicates that the translation