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Septuagint (Greek Translation of Hebrew Bible, Ca. 70 BC)

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The ugab (Heb), which Jubal is said to have invented (Gen 4:21), is not a "pipe" (an aerophone) as the RSV translates it but rather a string instrument (chordophone) as the Septuagint and Josephus confirm (both translate the Hebrew word by the Greek psalterion, a psaltery, harp or similar instrument; see Pilch 2006a: 50). Flute players, death, and music in the afterlife (Matthew 9:18-19, ... by Pilch, John J. / Biblical Theology Bulletin Otherwise, the same title is used frequently in the Septuagint (LXX) to translate terms like "prince" and "chief"--the highest titles available short of "king," which, in the view of one significant point of view in the Old Testament, belongs to God alone. Second Sunday of Easter: April 15, 2007 by Heider, George C. / Currents in Theology and Mission In Mythical and Fabulous Creatures: A Source Book and Reference Guide, Malcolm South provides a historical-linguistic account of how the Hebrew word re'em was originally translated as "monocerous" in the Septuagint. Myth maker, unicorn maker: C.S. Lewis and the reshaping of medieval ... by Wriglesworth, Chad / Mythlore More results

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The ugab (Heb), which Jubal is said to have invented (Gen 4:21), is not a "pipe" (an aerophone) as the RSV translates it but rather a string instrument (chordophone) as the Septuagint and Josephus confirm (both translate the Hebrew word by the Greek psalterion, a psaltery, harp or similar instrument; see Pilch 2006a: 50).

Flute players, death, and music in the afterlife (Matthew 9:18-19, ... by Pilch, John J. / Biblical Theology Bulletin

Otherwise, the same title is used frequently in the Septuagint (LXX) to translate terms like "prince" and "chief"--the highest titles available short of "king," which, in the view of one significant point of view in the Old Testament, belongs to God alone.

Second Sunday of Easter: April 15, 2007 by Heider, George C. / Currents in Theology and Mission

In Mythical and Fabulous Creatures: A Source Book and Reference Guide, Malcolm South provides a historical-linguistic account of how the Hebrew word re'em was originally translated as "monocerous" in the Septuagint.

Myth maker, unicorn maker: C.S. Lewis and the reshaping of medieval ... by Wriglesworth, Chad / Mythlore

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