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Letter of Aristeas

Resources on Aristeas, an Hellenistic Jew thought to have lived in the second century B.C. and said to have created a story about how the Pentateuch was translated.

The Letter of Aristaeus
Current speculation on Aristaeus whose fictitious letter is responsible for the name by which the Greek Bible has become known, the Septuagint.

What About the Septuagint
Modern Bibles rely on the Septuagint for true readings not found in the Hebrew Bible; however, they may be wrong since they are putting their trust in Aristaeus' fiction.

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