| Translations |
Language |
Translation Date |
Contents |
Comments |
| Septuagint |
Greek |
~250 BCE |
Torah |
While the Septuagint includes the entire Tenach/Old Testament, it is believed that only the Torah was originally composed. |
| Septuagint |
Greek |
200 BCE to 1 BCE |
Torah, Prophets, Writings |
Origen of Alexandria made revisions to this Septuagint using Hebrew sources |
| Peshitta |
Syriac |
400 CE (?) |
Torah, Prophets, Writings, Apocrypha, NT |
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| Targum |
Aramaic |
? |
Torah, Prophets, Writings (several versions) |
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| Vulgate |
Latin |
402 CE |
Torah, Prophets, Writings, NT |
Comissioned by Pope Damascus in 382; based on Origen's Septuigant and Hebrew manuscripts. |
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