[Titanites]

So, is Williams' point that Catholics use the Septuagint, the Septuagint is suspect, and therefore, Catholicism is suspect? Is that the crux of his argument?

I believe that is the bottom line, at least from some who post on FR.

[SuzyQue]

Ah. I'd never seen that argument before. I usually stay away from the "my version of Christianity is better than your version...", but I am very interested in Biblical scholarship. It helps to know that the author's motives may be less than pure.

[RobbyS]

Given that the whole of the New Testament, excepting perhaps Matthew, was composed in Greek, the attachment of Protestants to the Hebrew text is strange. It is my understanding that the Rabbis decided to adhere to the Hebrew "original" because Christians used the Septuagint, and using Hebrew they could more easily avoid messianic interpretations of Scripture. Come to think of it, the role of the minister in Protestantism is very like that of the Rabbi in the Judaic tradition.