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Greek translation of Jewish Scriptures

Timeline Event · Third–second centuries BCE · Alexandria and wider Greek-speaking world

About this date: A multi-generational translation process, not a single publication in 250 BCE.

Greek translations of Jewish Scriptures arise over time; the Septuagint becomes profoundly important for early Christianity and Orthodox worship.

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Shared subject; this bundled record was originally written with an Orthodox-informed editorial lens.

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