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What does Septuagint mean?

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  1. An ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, undertaken by Jews resident in Alexandria for the benefit of Jews who had forgotten their Hebrew (well before the birth of Jesus).
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In addition, some newer books were included in the Septuagint, among these are the Maccabees and the Wisdom of Sirach.
The tradition of biblical translation being coloured by evangelical interests goes back to the time of the Septuagint.
In his translation of Daniel 12:2, Jerome is influenced neither by Theodotion nor by the Septuagint, both of whom translate literally, which proves that the literal meaning of the word dera'on was known to them.
The language of the Septuagint influenced many of the writers of the New Testament.
The Septuagint organizes the minor prophets as twelve parts of one Book of Twelve.
A few groups consider particular translations to be divinely inspired, notably the Greek Septuagint and the Aramaic Peshitta.

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