Updated American Standard Version
Giving Bible readers what God said not what translators think God meant
Greek translations of the Old Testament—LXX, Jewish revisions, Hexapla, and major codices—serve the Hebrew text and aid the restoration of the original words.
Why a Greek Old Testament was made, how Jesus’ era used it, where it helps restore earlier Hebrew, and how it still serves translation and preaching today.
How the Septuagint carried Hebrew Scripture into Greek, prepared hearers for the Gospel, aids textual restoration, and still trains faithful translation.
Newly identified Coptic Jeremiah fragment (Jer. 21:14–22:20) offers critical LXX insight, enriching Sahidic tradition and aiding OT textual reconstruction.
From Grabe to Göttingen, meet the editors who made the Septuagint usable—establishing text, mapping recensions, and modeling sober, faith-serving method.
How modern English Bibles weigh the Septuagint, what it means for the canon, and how NETS, LES, and OSB serve today without displacing the Hebrew base.
Ancient Greek copies often wrote JHVH in Hebrew letters. This chapter surveys key witnesses, the 134 substitutions, and what they mean for faithful translation.
How the Septuagint helps restore earlier Hebrew, where its limits lie, and how to use Rahlfs-Hanhart and Göttingen responsibly in modern textual criticism.
How the Septuagint handles Hebrew names and key terms, and how those choices shape New Testament vocabulary and Christ-centered proclamation.
How the Septuagint’s translators balanced literal and free strategies, preserved Hebrew structure in Greek, and used careful interpretation to keep meaning clear.
