I Am In The Septuagint

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Chan

But the Septuagint is nothing more than a translation of the Hebrew Old Testament. It is no more significant than the various English translations, though it was the translation used by Greek-speaking Jews. It still doesn't prove that the phrase Jesus SPOKE in John 8 was the same phrase God used in Exodus (hayah asher hayah).

Were they really just greek speaking jews? I mean, were they hellenized or were they Aramaic/hebrew speaking jews that also spoke greek?

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Were they really just greek speaking jews? I mean, were they hellenized or were they Aramaic/hebrew speaking jews that also spoke greek?

The Septuagint was translated for the Hellenists, i.e. Greek-speaking Jews.