Septuagint
Septuagint
(lat. Interpretatio Septuaginta Seniorum — translation (interpretation) of the seventy elders; gr. Ἡ μετάφρασις τῶν Ἑβδομήκοντα — translation of the seventy interpreters)
The oldest translation of the TaNaKh into ancient Greek.
After the Babylonian captivity, Israel rebuilt the temple and worship. But most of the Jews remained in Babylon and stopped using Hebrew.
There were more Jews in the Diaspora than in Israel. That's why it was decided to make a translation into the international language of the time, Greek.
The translation was made in the 3rd or 1st century B.C. by 72 translators in Alexandria, Egypt. 72 translators at Alexandria, Egypt. This translation was not intended for liturgical purposes, therefore in addition to the books of TaNaKh, a number of historical and important books have been translated: the Third Book of Ezra, the Book of Tobit, the Book of Judith, the Book of the Wisdom of Solomon, the Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach, the Epistle of Jeremiah, the Book of Baruch and the Maccabees.
The main difference of the Septuagint from the primary source (Tanakh) is the increase in the number of books. First of all, these are apocrypha.(lat. Interpretatio Septuaginta Seniorum — translation (interpretation) of the seventy elders; gr. Ἡ μετάφρασις τῶν Ἑβδομήκοντα — translation of the seventy interpreters)
The oldest translation of the TaNaKh into ancient Greek.
After the Babylonian captivity, Israel rebuilt the temple and worship. But most of the Jews remained in Babylon and stopped using Hebrew.
There were more Jews in the Diaspora than in Israel. That's why it was decided to make a translation into the international language of the time, Greek.
The translation was made in the 3rd or 1st century B.C. by 72 translators in Alexandria, Egypt. 72 translators at Alexandria, Egypt. This translation was not intended for liturgical purposes, therefore in addition to the books of TaNaKh, a number of historical and important books have been translated: the Third Book of Ezra, the Book of Tobit, the Book of Judith, the Book of the Wisdom of Solomon, the Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach, the Epistle of Jeremiah, the Book of Baruch and the Maccabees.
A different division of books.
Law | |
Γένεσις | Genesis |
Ἔξοδος | Exodus |
Λευϊτικόν | Leviticus |
Ἀριθμοί | Numbers |
Δευτερονόμιον | Deuteronomy |
History | |
Ἰησοῦς Nαυῆ | Joshua |
Κριταί | Judges |
Ῥούθ | Ruth |
Βασιλειῶν Αʹ | 1 Samuel |
Βασιλειῶν Βʹ | 2 Samuel |
Βασιλειῶν Γʹ | 1 Kings |
Βασιλειῶν Δʹ | 2 Kings |
Παραλειπομένων Αʹ | 1 Chronicles |
Παραλειπομένων Βʹ | 2 Chronicles |
Ἔσδρας Αʹ | Ezra (the first book of Ezra) |
Ἔσδρας Βʹ | Nehemiah (2nd book of Ezra) |
Ἐσθήρ | Esther |
Ἰουδίθ | Judith |
Τωβίτ | Tobit |
Μακκαβαίων Αʹ | 1 Maccabees |
Μακκαβαίων Βʹ | 2 Maccabees |
Μακκαβαίων Γʹ | 3 Maccabees |
Wisdom | |
Ψαλμοί | Psalms |
Ψαλμός ΡΝΑʹ | Psalm 151 |
Προσευχὴ Μανάσση | Prayer of Manasseh |
Ἰώβ | Job |
Παροιμίαι | Proverbs of Solomon |
Ἐκκλησιαστής | Ecclesiastes |
Ἆσμα Ἀσμάτων | Songs of Songs |
Σοφία Σαλoμῶντος | Wisdom of Solomon |
Σοφία Ἰησοῦ Σειράχ | Wisdom of Jesus the son of Seirach |
Ψαλμοί Σαλoμῶντος | Psalms of Solomon [9] |
Prophets | |
Small Prophets (12) | |
Ὡσηέ Αʹ | Hōsēe |
Ἀμώς Βʹ | Āmōs |
Μιχαίας Γʹ | Michaias |
Ἰωήλ Δʹ | Iōēl |
Ὀβδίου Εʹ | Obdias |
Ἰωνᾶς Ϛ' | Iōnas |
Ναούμ Ζʹ | Naoum |
Ἀμβακούμ Ηʹ | Ambakum |
Σοφονίας Θʹ | Sophonias |
Ἀγγαῖος Ιʹ | Angaios |
Ζαχαρίας ΙΑʹ | Zacharias |
Ἄγγελος ΙΒʹ | Malachias |
Big Prophets | |
Ἠσαΐας | Ēsaias |
Ἱερεμίας | Hieremias |
Βαρούχ | Baruch |
Θρῆνοι | Thrēnoi |
Επιστολή Ιερεμίου | Epistle of Jeremiah |
Ἰεζεκιήλ | Iezekiēl |
Δανιήλ | Daniēl |
Appendix | |
Μακκαβαίων Δ' Παράρτημα | 4 Maccabees |