FrAthanasios wrote:
This is why the LXX translations out there should be reviewed by Orthodox Christians. THAT is our OT.
I disagree with this statement. First, there is always a problem when one says \"the\" LXX. \"The\" LXX can only be posited by taking the huge variety of Greek texts--some with significant differences--to come up with what looks like the oldest text.
Second, historically other texts were used by the Orthodox. The Syriac Church, when translating the Peshitta, appear to have used the Hebrew and Greek texts. The Ethiopian Church seems to have canonical books that were not included in early LXX canons. Often, other Orthodox communities believed their own translations to be canonical, e.g., Peshitta, Slavonic Bible, Latin Vulgate.
