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Ancient Hebrew Bible Translations
By Jeff A. Benner

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  
Targum Aramaic ? Torah, Prophets, Writings (several versions)  
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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