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The Captivity and the Targums - Jewish dispersions and their moral purpose -
Hebrew printing - The language of the Cymri - Diffusion of Greek - The Ptolemies
- The Alexandrian Library and the Seventy - The story of Aristeas and Philo - A ...
The Captivity and the Targums - Jewish dispersions and their moral purpose -
Hebrew printing - The language of the Cymri - Diffusion of Greek - The Ptolemies
- The Alexandrian Library and the Seventy - The story of Aristeas and Philo - A ...
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... our own day a knowledge of the Hebrew tongue , but not so early as to
interfere with the circulation of another version , ( “ without note or comment ” )
which has in its turn done a great work for the cause of truth - the version of the
Seventy .
... our own day a knowledge of the Hebrew tongue , but not so early as to
interfere with the circulation of another version , ( “ without note or comment ” )
which has in its turn done a great work for the cause of truth - the version of the
Seventy .
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... Greek had become the tongue of commerce , of literature , and even of social
life , from Babylon to Rome . It was for the world , therefore , that the version of the
Seventy was 34 THE ALEXANDRIAN LIBRARI . prepared , though those who.
... Greek had become the tongue of commerce , of literature , and even of social
life , from Babylon to Rome . It was for the world , therefore , that the version of the
Seventy was 34 THE ALEXANDRIAN LIBRARI . prepared , though those who.
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... the temple . They were favourably received by the authorities of the nation .
Eleazar sent back a copy of the law at least , written in letters of gold upon skins
of exquisite beauty . Six elders out of each THE SEVENTY . 35 tribe , seventy -
two in.
... the temple . They were favourably received by the authorities of the nation .
Eleazar sent back a copy of the law at least , written in letters of gold upon skins
of exquisite beauty . Six elders out of each THE SEVENTY . 35 tribe , seventy -
two in.
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THE SEVENTY . 35 tribe , seventy - two in all , were a so chosen , and sent with
the messengers of Ptolemy to execute the proposed translation . On their arrival ,
the king graciously received them , tested their wisdom by seventy - two different
...
THE SEVENTY . 35 tribe , seventy - two in all , were a so chosen , and sent with
the messengers of Ptolemy to execute the proposed translation . On their arrival ,
the king graciously received them , tested their wisdom by seventy - two different
...
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