OK I want to purchase a copy of the "Septuagint(LXX)" I need recommendations.

06 Aug 2012 | US Navy Vet

[US Navy Vet]

Please give me recommendations.

[vladimir998]

Some of the responses you’re getting aren’t that helpful.

Septuagint in English:

[better than the Lancelot Brenton edition]: http://www.amazon.com/A-New-English-Translation-Septuagint/dp/0195289757/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1344308922&sr=8-3&keywords=septuagint

old Thomson translation: http://www.amazon.com/The-Septuagint-Bible-Testament-Translation/dp/B000PUDTX0/ref=tag_stp_s2f_edpp_septuagint

Good intro to Septuagint: http://www.amazon.com/Invitation-Septuagint-Mois%C3%A9s-Silva/dp/080103115X/ref=pd_sim_b_4

Septuagint for NT studies: http://www.amazon.com/The-Use-Septuagint-Testament-Research/dp/0802860915/ref=pd_sim_b_5

Analytical Lexicon for Septuagint: http://www.amazon.com/Analytical-Lexicon-Septuagint-Bernard-Taylor/dp/1565635167/ref=pd_sim_b_2

Greek-English Lexicon of the Septuagint: http://www.amazon.com/Greek-English-Lexicon-Septuagint-Johan-Lust/dp/1598562894/ref=pd_sim_b_4

Another lexicon: http://www.amazon.com/The-Greek-Septuagint-Supplemental-Lexicon/dp/1565637410/ref=tag_stp_s2f_edpp_septuagint

EXPENSIVE Greek-English lexicon of Septuagint: http://www.amazon.com/A-Greek-English-Lexicon-Septuagint-Muraoka/dp/9042922486/ref=pd_sim_b_15

EXPENSIVE Concordance to Septuagint: http://www.amazon.com/Concordance-Septuagint-Testament-Including-Apocryphal/dp/0801021413/ref=pd_sim_b_33

Hebrew/Aramaic Index to the Septuagint: Keyed to the Hatch-Redpath Concordance: http://www.amazon.com/Hebrew-Aramaic-Index-Septuagint-Hatch-Redpath/dp/0801021456/ref=pd_sim_b_31

Intro to Septuagint: http://www.amazon.com/The-Septuagint-Understanding-Bible-World/dp/0567084647/ref=pd_sim_b_34

another intro: http://www.amazon.com/The-Septuagint-Context-Introduction-Version/dp/1589834631/ref=pd_sim_b_5

Interesting book on Septuagint: http://www.amazon.com/The-First-Bible-Church-Septuagint/dp/0567273202/ref=pd_sim_b_3

Septuagint canon as problem: http://www.amazon.com/The-Septuagint-Christian-Scripture-Prehistory/dp/080102790X/ref=pd_sim_b_4

Academics talking to ... well, each other: http://www.amazon.com/22Translation-Required-22-Septuagint-Retrospect-Literature/dp/1589835239/ref=pd_sim_b_5

More of the same: http://www.amazon.com/Septuagint-Research-Challenges-Scriptures-Cognate/dp/1589832043/ref=pd_sim_b_2

More of same: http://www.amazon.com/Melbourne-Symposium-Septuagint-Lexicography-Cognate/dp/1555404871/ref=tag_stp_s2f_edpp_septuagint

Kindle interlinear Septuagint (would I kid you?): http://www.amazon.com/Interlinear-Greek-Testament-Septuagint-ebook/dp/B004FN2BU0/ref=tag_stp_s2f_edpp_septuagint

Kindle Greek only Septuagint: http://www.amazon.com/The-Greek-Testament-Septuagint-ebook/dp/B00529UNUG/ref=pd_sim_kstore_4

Dissenting view from lunatic fringe: http://www.amazon.com/The-Mythological-Septuagint-ebook/dp/B005ISATUK/ref=tag_stp_s2f_edpp_septuagint

Apostolic [Eastern Orthodox] Bible online: http://septuagint-interlinear-greek-bible.com/

Just trying to help.

[blasater1960]

Other than the first 5 books the LXX is not reliable. Stick to the Hebrew Masoretic. LXX has all sorts of mistranslated words that change the meaning of the Original Hebrew.

[blasater1960]

Other than the first 5 books the LXX is not reliable. Stick to the Hebrew Masoretic. LXX has all sorts of mistranslated words that change the meaning of the Original Hebrew.