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Sleeping in EQ · 03-23-2006, 04:57 PM

LXX (The Septuagint) reads:

"behold, a virgin shall conceive in the womb and shall bring forth a son..."

The Hebrew reads:

"behold, a young woman shall conceive , and bear a son..."

and just for good measure, Matt. 1:23 that draws from the LXX:

"Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son..."

I find it interesting that scholars ancient and modern concur (that in and of itself can be rare) that where there is a difference between the Hebrew and the LXX, the Hebrew is thought more likely to be accurate (which is not to argue that the Hebrew is more accurate on the whole). I can give sources if anyone wants to check this out on his/her own.

MikeWaters · 03-23-2006, 05:37 PM

for ignoramuses like me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint

Didn't BY say something about Jesus being conceived through physical relations?

03-23-2006, 04:57 PM	#1
Sleeping in EQ Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The People's Republic of Monsanto Posts: 3,085	Isaiah 7: 14 in LXX and Hebrew LXX (The Septuagint) reads: "behold, a virgin shall conceive in the womb and shall bring forth a son..." The Hebrew reads: "behold, a young woman shall conceive , and bear a son..." and just for good measure, Matt. 1:23 that draws from the LXX: "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son..." I find it interesting that scholars ancient and modern concur (that in and of itself can be rare) that where there is a difference between the Hebrew and the LXX, the Hebrew is thought more likely to be accurate (which is not to argue that the Hebrew is more accurate on the whole). I can give sources if anyone wants to check this out on his/her own. __________________ "Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; " 1 Thess. 5:21 (NRSV) We all trust our own unorthodoxies.

03-23-2006, 05:37 PM	#2
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	for ignoramuses like me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint Didn't BY say something about Jesus being conceived through physical relations?