Abstract
Chapter 2 deals with issues pertaining to the text. While never sanctioned as the official version in the East, the Septuagint has played a significant role in Eastern Orthodox Church. The chapter begins with a survey of the main textual witnesses: Hebrew (pre- and Masoretic Text), Greek (Septuagint and later Greek translations, Origen’s Hexapla), Latin (Vetus Latina and Vulgate), Syriac (Peshitta), the Samaritan Pentateuch, and the Targums. A special emphasis is accorded to the Septuagint and its story as told by the Letter of Aristeas and embellished by Jewish and Christian writers. The final remarks of this chapter are on Eastern Orthodox on Greek patristic authorities such as Procopius of Gaza, John Chrysostom, and Photius and their views on Hebrew text.
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