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That’s the backdrop for our story, which comes to us from the Letter of Aristeas, a fascinating document that purports to tell the story of how the Septuagint – that's the Greek tr...
This ancient text, purporting to be a letter from Aristeas, an official in Ptolemy's court, describes the remarkable story of how the Septuagint – the Greek translation of the Hebr...
Sometimes, they spring from the most unexpected places – a victory, a chance encounter, a shared feast. Let me tell you a story that hints at just such an origin. Imagine this: You...
The Letter of Aristeas gives us a fascinating glimpse into this very issue, specifically concerning the Jewish people in the ancient world. The story goes that King Ptolemy II Phil...
The Letter of Aristeas, a fascinating ancient text, gives us a glimpse into this very question through a series of dialogues at a royal banquet. Imagine being a fly on the wall, li...
The Letter of Aristeas, a fascinating text that purports to describe how the Septuagint – the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible – came to be, gives us a glimpse into just such ...
More than just inspiration, more than just beautiful writing. Sometimes, it takes a good old-fashioned curse. I’m talking about the story of the Septuagint, the Greek translation o...
But that’s exactly the kind of tale that swirls around the translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, a story preserved for us in the Letter of Aristeas. The Letter of Aristeas, i...
The Letter of Aristeas tells us all about it. Our story involves Ptolemy Philadelphus, the King of Egypt in the 3rd century BCE, and his grand plan to include Jewish law in his fam...
