scriptures for the Library of Alexandria. This translation later became known as the Septuagint, based on the description of the...... more

rejected as scripture in Rabbinical Judaism. Jews generally treat the Septuagint’s 1ˢᵗ and 2ⁿᵈ Maccabees, and Josephus...... more

Four books of Maccabees were ultimately added to the Septuagint, three in the 1ˢᵗ century BC, and th... more

Four books of Maccabees were ultimately added to the Septuagint, three in the 1ˢᵗ century BC, and th... more

There are two versions of the Book of Esther the various copies of the Septuagint, however, neither ... more

There are two versions of the Book of Esther the various copies of the Septuagint, however, neither ... more

The Words of Ahikar is the oldest surviving Israelite story, with known copies in Aramaic dating bac... more

The origin of the Book of Judith has been debated for thousands of years, and is often assumed to ha... more

The origin of the Book of Judith has been debated for thousands of years, and is often assumed to ha... more

The differences between the Vaticanus and Sinaiticus versions of Tobit are too extensive to treat th... more

The differences between the Vaticanus and Sinaiticus versions of Tobit are too extensive to treat th... more

The two books of Ezra were translated into Greek and added to the Septuagint before 200 BC when a la... more

The term Paralipomena, which means ’things left out, ’ is a general translation of Divrei-hayyamim, ... more

The Book of Judges is very old, and the Song of Deborah may be the oldest surviving piece of Israeli... more

The Book of Judges is very old, and the Song of Deborah may be the oldest surviving piece of Israeli... more

The general view of both historians and biblical scholars is that the Book of Joshua holds no histor... more

The general view of both historians and biblical scholars is that the Book of Joshua holds no histor... more

scriptures for the Library of Alexandria, which resulted in the creation of the Septuagint. The original version, published circa...... more

Since the 1800s, the majority of Biblical scholars have interpreted the books of Leviticus and Numbe... more

In the mid 3ʳᵈ century BC, King Ptolemy II Philadelphus of Egypt ordered a translation of the ancient Hebrew scriptures...... more

Christian translations of the Hebrew Scriptures as ’Red Sea, ’ including those made from the Masoretic Texts which do not...... more

scriptures for the Library of Alexandria, which resulted in the creation of the Septuagint. The original version, published circa...... more

scriptures for the Library of Alexandria, which resulted in the creation of the Septuagint. The original version, published circa...... more

In the mid 3ʳᵈ century BC, King Ptolemy II Philadelphus of Egypt ordered a translation of the ancient Hebrew scriptures...... more

Since the 1800s, the majority of Biblical scholars have interpreted the books of Leviticus and Numbe... more

Christian translations of the Hebrew Scriptures as ’Red Sea, ’ including those made from the Masoretic Texts which do not...... more

scriptures for the Library of Alexandria, which resulted in the creation of the Septuagint. The original version, published circa...... more

Arabic Maccabees is the longest surviving book of Maccabees, however, does not appear to have origin... more

scriptures for the Library of Alexandria. This translation later became known as the Septuagint, based on the description of the...... more

The Wisdom of Joshua ben Sira was an independently translated early Jewish collection of wisdom prov... more

The Words of Ahikar is the oldest surviving Israelite story, with known copies in Aramaic dating bac... more

The version of Job found in the Septuagint, Masoretic Text, and Peshitta, all appear to be copies of... more

works. In the middle of 3ʳᵈ century BC, King Ptolemy II Philadelphus ordered a translation of the ancient Hebrew scriptures...... more

The New Kingdom era of Egyptian history emerged from the darkness of the Second Intermediate Period,... more

The two books of Ezra were translated into Greek and added to the Septuagint before 200 BC when a la... more

The term Paralipomena, which means ’things left out, ’ is a general translation of Divrei-hayyamim, ... more

The Amarna Letters are a collection of clay tablets found in the ruins of El Amarna, Egypt, in the 1... more

The Septuagint’s 1ˢᵗ Kingdoms retells the story of the unification of Israel under the Benjamite Kin... more

The Septuagint’s 1ˢᵗ Kingdoms retells the story of the unification of Israel under the Benjamite Kin... more

In the mid-3rd century BC, King Ptolemy II Philadelphus of Egypt ordered a translation of the ancient Hebrew scriptures...... more

In the early centuries of the Christian era, a number of texts called the Apocalypse of Ezra were in... more

The Words of Ahikar is the oldest surviving Israelite story, with known copies in Aramaic dating bac... more

In the mid-3rd century BC, King Ptolemy II Philadelphus of Egypt ordered a translation of the ancient Hebrew scriptures...... more

In the mid-3rd century BC, King Ptolemy II Philadelphus of Egypt ordered a translation of the ancient Hebrew scriptures...... more

ancient Israelite scriptures for the library. A number of scholars were assembled, either 70 or 72 depending on the version of...... more

ancient Israelite scriptures for the library. A number of scholars were assembled, either 70 or 72 depending on the version of...... more

ancient Israelite scriptures for the library. A number of scholars were assembled, either 70 or 72 depending on the version of...... more

Four books of Maccabees were ultimately added to the Septuagint, three in the 1st-century BC, and th... more