the old testament was written in greek in the 3rd century bce.
the old testament was written in greek in the 3rd century bce.
when was the old testament written in greek?
3rd century bce
the eastern orthodox use the septuagint (translated in the 3rd century bce) as the textual basis for the entire old testament in both protocanonical and deuteroncanonical books—to use both in the greek for liturgical purposes, and as the basis for translations into the vernacular. most of the quotations (300 of 400) of the old testament in the new testament, while differing more or less from the version presented by the masoretic text, align with that of the septuagint.









































section::::christian bibles.:old testament.:deuterocanonical books of the old testament.
books of the bible
old testament fragment (naples, biblioteca vittorio emanuele iii, i b 18)









































naples, biblioteca vittorio emanuele iii, ms i b 18 is a fragment of 5th century manuscript of the old testament written in uncials in the sahidic dialect of the coptic language. the manuscript has only 8 surviving folios and includes the text from job 40:8 to proverbs 3:19.
old testament fragment (naples, biblioteca vittorio emanuele iii, i b 18)