The library in Alexandria and the Bible in Greek / by Nina L. Collins.
Ancient evidence reveals that the earliest, written translation of the Bible in Greek was completed in Alexandria in 281 BCE, probably by seventy-one scholars, invited especially from Judaea by Ptolemy II. The work was organised by Demetrius of Phalerum, the trusted librarian of Ptolemy II, and the...
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| Superior document: | Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, v. 82 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2000 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ;
v. 82. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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