Here one can have free access to the recently published New English Translation of the Septuagint. New English Translation of the Septuagint In this website will you find the text of the LXX/GOC and the LXXa. The Hexapla Institute is currently in the process of editing a revised edition of the Hexapla fragments. The edition by Fields (linked to above) is free for use. The Hexapla exists only in fragmentary form. Origen's Hexapla was a critical edition of the OT with six parallel columns in which were the following: (1) the Hebrew consonantal text (2) the Hebrew text transliterated into Greek letters (3) Aquila's Greek OT (4) Symmachus' Greek OT (5) The LXX (traditional Greek OT) (6) Theodotion's Greek OT. Field's Hexapla: Fragments of the entire Greek Old Testament, Volume 1 and Volume 2. It features the Greek text used by the Church of Greece. This is an Elpenor resource, hosted online (i.e., not available for download), which allows visitors to read the Greek and English side-by-side.
This website from the German Bible Society allows you to read the text of Rhalf's Septuagint. Very helpful, especially when supplemented by something up to date such as Jobes and Silva, Invitation to the Septuagint. It is dated, but broad ranging and useful for grasping some of the major topics related to the Greek OT. This book is available free for viewing online and download. An Introduction to the Old Testament in Greek This text is instrumental in discovering the history and development of LXX studies, though it is a bit dated. These topics include: Introduction including a history of the LXX's beginnings and development, transmission history (Origen, the Letter of Aristeas, Philo), the early and later revisions, the manuscripts of the LXX, the text-critical editions of the LXX, the language and style of the translators, and finally the current situation in LXX studies. Jellicoe covers a host of issues in this work. Instead, Jellicoe sought to address, shed light on, and perhaps answer some of the questions that have arisen in the study of the LXX since the time of Swete. This book is not meant, in any way, to supplant the work of Swete. Jellicoe's treatment of the Septuagint is more than 60 years removed from Swete's Introduction to the Old Testament in Greek (on which, see below). Lee Irons shows examples of how the Septuagint influences the NT in terms of spelling, vocabulary, syntax, and quotations. "Influence of the Septuagint on the Greek New Testament" (Youtube lecture)Īn introduction to the Greek translation of the Old Testament and its importance for Hellenistic Judaism and early Christianity. It’s very basic, but it introduces a number of the most important aspects of Septuagint study. This is a helpful brief introduction to the Septuagint. Introduction to the Septuagint Reeves, Ryan.
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