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The Septuagint (from the Latin septuaginta, meaning “seventy,” and frequently referred to by the roman numeral LXX) is a Greek translation of the Old Testament. The name derives from the tradition that it was made by seventy (or seventy-two) scholars at Alexandria, Egypt, during the reign of Ptolemy Philadelphus. The importance of the Septuagint to Biblical research is the frequent correspondence between its use of Greek words and the uses of those words in the Greek New Testament. Greek word studies that look at occurrences of words in both the Septuagint and the Greek New Testament can shed important light on the meaning of God’s Word in both the Old and New Testaments. This edition of the Septuagint, The Septuagint with Apocrypha: Greek and English, gives the Greek text along with a parallel English translation. It is important to note that the Septuagint differs from the Hebrew Old Testament in certain ways; the Greek text varies at many points from the Hebrew text. The chapters and verses of the Septuagint are also different in many places from the King James Version. Therefore, a concordance specifically referenced to the Septuagint is essential for study. A Concordance of the Septuagint allows the advanced Biblical student to pursue word studies and study textual variations in the Septuagint. A knowledge of the Greek alphabet is required for the use of this book. The Greek words are listed in the concordance, using the Greek alphabet without transliteration. In other respects it is like any other concordance, with the scripture references where each Greek word occurs listed under the word. These references can be looked up in an edition of the Septuagint like the one discussed above. A knowledge of the Greek language is not essential, since it is possible to look at the English translation parallel to the Greek text to see how a particular word was used. It is important to avoid using A Concordance of the Septuagint to look up references in a version (such as the King James) not based on the Septuagint. The reason for this is the differences in the text and in the arrangement of chapters and verses. The Septuagint with Apocrypha: Greek and English and A Concordance of the Septuagint open many areas of research to the Biblical student. The same Biblical research principles apply here as in any other area of research. Just because a word occurs or is used a certain way in the Septuagint does not automatically override learning that has come from the Hebrew or from other avenues of study. Enjoy using these books to enhance your understanding of God’s Word.