What sources did the King James Bible use?

In Geneva, Switzerland, the first generation of Protestant Reformers had produced the Geneva Bible of 1560 from the original Hebrew and Greek scriptures, which was influential in the writing of the Authorized King James Version.

What Bibles use the Septuagint?

The only English translation of the Bible that follows the Septuagint text is the Orthodox Study Bible.

Why was the Septuagint written?

The Septuagint was presumably made for the Jewish community in Egypt when Greek was the common language throughout the region. Given that the language of much of the early Christian church was Greek, many early Christians relied on the Septuagint to locate the prophecies they claimed were fulfilled by Christ.

What is the Septuagint and how was it translated?

The Septuagint is a Greek translation of the Torah created by the Jews of Alexandria in the third century B.C.E. (The other books of the Hebrew Bible were translated over the course of the following century.) According to Septuagint tradition, at least 70 isolated ancient scholars came up with identical Greek translations of the Torah.

Is the Septuagint corrupted because of Alexandria?

He says that the Greek Septuagint is corrupted because it came from Alexandria, yadda yadda. So I’ve heard that part of the King James (Old Testament) is translated from the Septuagint. I could research this myself but just wanted to pop a few question on here to see if I’d get some answers and get started.

What is the difference between the Septuagint and the Masoretic Text?

The Masoretic Text is a traditional Hebrew text finalized by Jewish scholars around 1000 C.E. The Septuagint is a Greek translation of the Torah created by the Jews of Alexandria in the third century B.C.E.

What did Jerome believe about the Septuagint of his day?

Jerome understood that the Septuagint of his day was developed by Origen. He believed that Origen used several different Greek manuscripts and that all of them had been corrupted!