Orthodox Study Bible
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(1)We have decidedly mixed views about carrying the Orthodox Study Bible. We are opposed to all study Bibles—Bibles that include interpretational comments alongside God’s inspired Word. Having said that, the Orthodox Study Bible contains one of the best and most readable translations of the Septuagint available. more.
1822 pp. Hardback.
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We have decidedly mixed views about carrying the Orthodox Study Bible. We are opposed to all study Bibles—Bibles that include interpretational comments alongside God’s inspired Word. We believe the Bible should speak for itself, without humans presuming to put their interpretations on the same page with inspired Scriptures.
Having said that, the Orthodox Study Bible contains one of the best and most readable translations of the Septuagint available. (This is an English translation of the St. Athanasius Academy Septuagint.) As an added bonus, it also includes the New King James Version for the New Testament. So the reader has the entire Bible used by the early Christians in one volume. It includes the books commonly known as the "Apocrypha," which were part of the Septuagintal canon. This work would have our unqualified endorsement if not for the extensive commentary notes, plus a few scattered icon pictures. Some of our readers will be able to overlook these matters. Others will be better off choosing one of the other Septuagint translations that we offer.
1822 pp. Hardback.
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Having used this for about 3 years now, we appreciate its attempt to bring the LXX into modern English. It's very readable. Its failing is its lack of concordant rendering; the translators will take the same Greek words in the same context - with obviously the same meaning - and use different English words for it. For example, the two occurrences of GIGANTES in Gen 6:4 is translated "giants" AND "mighty men."
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