Septuagint (LXX) text vs. Masoretic (MT) text Old Testament - know your Bible! by Fr. John Whiteford In the "Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs" of 1848, which was a reply to the epistle of Pope Pius IX, "To The Easterns," the Patriarchs of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem, … [Read more...]
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Masoretic Text vs. Original Hebrew
by Fr. Joseph Gleason I used to believe the Masoretic Text was a perfect copy of the original Old Testament. I used to believe that the Masoretic Text was how God divinely preserved the Hebrew Scriptures throughout the ages. I was wrong. The oldest copies of the Masoretic Text … [Read more...]
Septuagint Quotes in the New Testament
Yes, the proper understanding of Scripture is a game changer (as it should be). Of the multitude of Old Testament quotes in the New Testament, most of them came from the Septuagint (abbreviated LXX - the Greek translation of the Old Testament). This translation of the Old Testament is the oldest … [Read more...]
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