Did the Holy Spirit fail to inspire them with the more accurate Hebrew text, the one accepted today?
2007-04-21 16:09:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Christianity follows the traditions of the early mystery cults far more than it has ever been about the Jews. They used what they had access too at the time. And they twisted it to fit what they wanted it to.
2007-04-21 16:12:44 · answer #1 · answered by A 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 reasons:
1. The Jews of that time by and large no longer spoke or read Hebrew, they knew Aramaic and Greek, with Greek being the official language at the time. The Septuagint was translated in order to give people at the time the Scriptures.
2. The other reason that they used the Septuagint is that since they did not know the Hebrew (with the exception of Paul) they would not be able to use it appropriately.
2007-04-21 23:14:24 · answer #2 · answered by J.R. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus read from the Septuagint when he proclaimed to the assembled Jews that they had seen the old testament prophecies fulfilled, before their very eyes.
If it is was good enough for Jesus, it shoud be good enough for us.
Now that your belief of the Septuagint being inferior to the Hebrew appears to be at odds with Jesus, who is the highest authority on the matter, what exactly do you plan to do about it?
2007-04-21 23:25:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The gospel writers used the Septuagint because it was written in Greek/Coptic which was the common language of that time and place.
Clearly they were not educated enough to understand Biblical Hebrew.
I mean if they were educated enough to know Hebrew then they would be Pharisees. lol
2007-04-21 23:13:12 · answer #4 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Septuagint was translated by 70 Jewish scholars, and was popular in Jesus' day. He did not find fault with it, and said: "What readest thou."
Concerning the Gospel, e.g., Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, of them Jesus said: "You are my witnesses." So the accounts they wrote of Jesus were first hand, and they did not need to quote, only relate.
I trust His witnesses. Don't you?
Blessings and peace, One-Way
2007-04-21 23:38:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because at that time they used what was readily available and what the people knew. The Septuagint was what was used in the synagogues.
2007-04-21 23:14:05 · answer #6 · answered by Jan P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they had to write in the language that most people would understand, which was Greek. That's all.
2007-04-21 23:12:01 · answer #7 · answered by Nuff Said Sis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋