Well, there is no historical evidence of a BC Septuagint.
The Septuagint that we have today came from Origen in the 3rd Century AD.
Neither Christ nor the Apostles ever used any Greek Old Testament.
You have 14 Books that you regard as Canonical, which we do not. Fourteen? What religion are you again???
Are we now playing games?
The Roman Catholic Canon has in it the following books which Christians do not.
The Book of Tobit, Judith, 1st and 2nd Macaabees, , the Book of Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus and additions to the Book of Daniel.
So the Roman Catholic Bible contains at least 8 additional books.
These are 'apocrypha' Books, which even Jerome rejected as being equal with scripture (Deutro-canonical)
I mean the Greek text that the Roman Catholic Church Bible uses, the Critical Text, not the Received Text of Erasmus or Beza. Since when is the "received text of Erasmus" the official text of the Church? I suppose next, we'll be switching to the "received text" of Joseph Smith? Since when is "critical text" infallibly guided by the Spirit?
The 'text' is the preserved words of God and since, 'by their fruits you shall know them' we know that it is this textual tradition that represents the true New Testament.
From that Received Text is the one that resulted in the people getting the Bible back into their native language (Luther, Tyndale), so they could understand the words of God and not be held in bondage by the empty rituals of Romanism.
Oh, the Church existed as did the Bible. It was only driven underground by the Romanists who attempted to destroy both. Your funny. Yea, the "Romanists" had lots of political power the first 300 years of Christianity, didn't they...
The Romanists did not exist during the first three hundred years of the Church.
The persecution by the Romanists came after they aligned themselves with the State in the 4th century.
Since the Roman Catholic Church did not exist in the first 3 centuries they cannot take any credit for the preservation of the scriptures.
I got more serious letters to respond to. Good day.
I am sure you do, I hope you respond to them more honestly then you did this one.
NO EVIDENCE? Where do you get this from? The following is from www.Septuagint.net, a Protestant site:
"Septuagint (sometimes abbreviated LXX) is the name given to the Greek translation of the Jewish Scriptures. The Septuagint has its origin in Alexandria, Egypt and was translated between 300-200 BC. Widely used among Hellenistic Jews, this Greek translation was produced because many Jews spread throughout the empire were beginning to lose their Hebrew language. The process of translating the Hebrew to Greek also gave many non-Jews a glimpse into Judaism."
Origen's Hexapla wasn't the first time the Septuagint was written! The Church Fathers quote from the "supposed non-existent" Septuagint. The Bible ALSO quotes from the Septuagint, for example, Is 7:14 - virgin, in Matthew.
So the Roman Catholic Bible contains at least 8 additional books.
First, you should say "Protestants have at least 8 books fewer because we cut them out". And second, where do you get 14 books? And finally, they are not "apocrypha" books. Apocrypha means "hidden". They are properly called the Deuterocanonicals.
These are 'apocrypha' Books, which even Jerome rejected as being equal with scripture (Deutro-canonical)
"Even"? You mean "ONLY". And next, Jerome DID accept them once the Church decided they belonged. Would you like quotes?
From that Received Text is the one that resulted in the people getting the Bible back into their native language (Luther, Tyndale), so they could understand the words of God and not be held in bondage by the empty rituals of Romanism.
Please. Tyndale AND Luther BOTH changed words in the Bible and added to it. The Word of God was corrupted by these men so as to suit their little beliefs and theological innovations. The Scriptures were being printed into the Vulgate (Latin) LONG time before Luther every came around. And the LATIN WAS the language of the people for hundreds of years. Before the Reformation, the Church began to translate the Scriptures into other languages. It is the Church's job to protect the Scripture, not let any old heretic change words and meanings of God's Word. The so-called "Received Text" has many errors in translation.
The Romanists did not exist during the first three hundred years of the Church.
Again, you don't know what you are talking about. There has been a Bishop in Rome since the FIRST CENTURY!
The persecution by the Romanists came after they aligned themselves with the State in the 4th century.
You need to stop reading comic books and read actual historical works. I got to go. This is a waste of time. Perhaps you might want to read something other than Jack Chick?
Good bye