there have been two other main explanations for the origin of the LXX.11 The first theory, which is associated with H. St. J. Thackeray, is that the translation of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek was made to meet the liturgical needs of the Alexandrian Greek Jews.12 The advantage of this view is that it offers a reasonable Sitz im Leben for the translation. The Jewish community in Egypt, separated from the language and culture of Palestine, eventually would have required a translation for its worship,