Brenton, Lancelot. An Historical
Account of the Septuagint Version. 1851. Scriptorium. Mirror: CCEL. Introduction
to his translation. Not the ideal place to start, given its age, but of some interest
for considering how the LXX was perceived in the 19th c.
Harl, Marguerite, Gilles Dorival, O. Munnich. La
Bible grecque des Septante. Written in French, this volume
is one of the most engaging and interesting introductions to the Septuagint. PDF.
Harl, Marguerite. La place de la Septante
dans les études bibliques. Originally appeared in Esprit et Vie 65.1 (Sept
2002). Topics include surveys of the history of the LXX, its
reevaluation in the 20th c., and its reception in the Church Fathers.
Swete, H. B. An Introduction to the Septuagint.
CCEL, 1914. The classic essay on the Septuagint by one of the
significant critical scholars in the early 20th c. of the LXX text.
Thackeray, J. Septuagint. International
Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 1915. Bible Researcher.
Vander Heeren, A. Septuagint
Version. Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912. Old, but still a good
general introduction.
Wikipedia. Septuagint. An
ever-changing, but interesting, introduction to the LXX.
Drum, Walter. Manuscripts of
the Bible Catholic Encyclopedia, 1914. Includes a useful
list of LXX mss.
Muccigrosso, John D. Papyrology
Home Page. Drew. Useful links to images of LXX papyri.
Kraft, Robert A. Some
Observations on Early Papyri and MSS for LXX/OG Study. University of Pennsylvania. Notes
on research on pre-Constantinian LXX sources.
Kraft, Robert A. The 'Textual
Mechanics' of Early Jewish LXX/OG Papyri and Fragments. University of Pennsylvania. Study
of Jewish and Christian scribal habits.
Kraft, Robert A. Treatment
of the Greek Textual Variants. From Kraft & Tov. Computer Assisted Tools for
Septuagint Studies (CATSS), Vol. 1, Ruth. Ioudaios-L listserv. Must
be a member of Ioudaios-L to
read this file using the first link.
Thackeray,
Henry St. John. A Grammar
of the Old Testament in Greek According to the Septuagint. Vol. 1, Introduction,
Orthography and Accidence. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1909. Very
large PDF (18 MB) of Thackeray's famous grammar.
Bandstra, Barry L. Canons
of the Old Testament. Wadsworth Publishing, 1999.
Chin, Mitrophan (Nelson). Anaginoskomena. Introduction
to the anaginoskomena, the rough Eastern Orthodox equivalent for "apocrypha" or "deuterocanonical";
literally, "anaginoskomena" means "unread material." The article considers the place
of the various books in their ms. tradition and has a link to their KJV translation.
Jones, R. Grant. Books
of the Septuagint. Table comparing Rahlfs' canon with that
found in codices Alexandrinus, Vaticanus, and Siniaticus. Revised Feb. 2006 in PDF
format (ca. 1 MB).
Sundberg, Albert C. "The
Old Testament of the Early Church" Revisited. Monmouth College, 1997. Reflection
on the current debate on the canon. Written by a scholar who significantly altered
scholarly understanding of the Hebrew canon.
Zampino, Rev. David A. A
Table Depicting Old Testament Books Recognized as Canonical By Various Christian Churches
With Annotations and Comments. Nashotah House, 1998.
Engmann, Philip. A Comparative Study of
the LXX and MT Vorlage Old Testament (OT) Quotations in the New Testament Book of
Hebrews. Central University College, Accra, Ghana, 2001.
Jones, R. Grant. The
Septuagint in the New Testament. Extensive comparative study
of the use of the LXX in the NT. Revised Feb. 2006 in PDF
format (ca. 1 MB).
Scanlin, Harold P. The
Text of the Septuagint in the New Testament. Extensive review
of published studies on the use of the LXX in the NT.
Canessa, André. Le premier livre
d'Esdras dans la Septante 1997. Translation and commentary
of the LXX version of I Esdras, part of the author's doctoral thesis. This site also
has other helpful LXX articles and Greek and Hebrew fonts.
Conybeare, F.C. and Stock, St. George. Grammar
of Septuagint Greek. CCEL, 1905. Grammar of the LXX.
Jones, R. Grant. Notes
on the Septuagint. Collection of essays and articles on
the LXX. Of note are comparative studies with the MT, NT, and Qumran. Revised
Feb. 2006 in PDF
format (ca. 1 MB).
Jones, R. Grant. The
Septuagint in Early Christian Writings. Revised Feb. 2006
in PDF format (ca.
1 MB).
Lind, Sarah. Resources
for LXX Study. Newsletter, United Bible Societies. Highlights
recent trends in LXX scholarship.
Vander Heeren, A. Septuagint Version. Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912.
Bockman, John. Letter to the editor [of The Struggler]. 2000.
Boumis, Panayiotis. The Canons of the Church regarding the Canons of the Holy Bible. 1986. Includes charts.
Kalvesmaki, Joel. All Scripture Is Inspired by God: Thoughts on the Old Testament Canon. 1996.
Mastrantonis, Fr. George. The Bible: its original languages and English translations. Greek Archdiocese of America.
Nathanael, Bp. (Vienna and Austria). The Orthodox Bible. Gnisios, 1962.
Ochrid Land Publications. The Bible: its interpretation and its translations.
Stergiou, Fr. R. The Old Testament in the Orthodox Church. Voice in the Wilderness. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
Valentine, Thomas Ross. The Books of the Old Testament. Jan 2000.
Anderson, Debra E. The Septuagint: God's Blessing on Translation. Trinitarian Bible Society.
Ballard, Peter. The Septuagint.
Devoted to Truth. Sword of the Spirit.
Cohen, Menachem. The Idea of the Sanctity of the Biblical Text and the Science of Textual Criticism. Australia National University. Touches on the LXX as it affects Jewish perception of the Bible.
Prero, Rabbi Yehudah. The Tenth of Teves - A Fast for Torah. Torah.
Kalvesmaki, Joel. Bibliography of Book Reviews (1954-99) Sorted by date, reviewer, title. This list is rather jumbled and is not organized very effectively, but it has an extensive list of book reviews on the LXX.
Adamantius. LXX
Kalvesmaki, Joel. Septuagintal Bibliography of Articles (1949-1998) Sorted
by date, author. This
list is rather jumbled and is not organized very effectively, but it has an extensive
list of articles on the LXX.
Kalvesmaki, Joel. Septuagintal Bibliography of Books and Essays
(1561-1999) Sorted by date, author, title. This
list is rather jumbled and is not organized very effectively, but it has an extensive
list of books on the LXX.
Kalvesmaki, Joel. Septuagintal Bibliography of Book Reviews
(1954-99) Sorted by date, reviewer, title. This
list is rather jumbled and is not organized very effectively, but it has an extensive
list of book reviews on the LXX.
Lust, Johan. Selective bibliography.
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. This link unstable.
The Scriptorium. Septuagint
Shelf.
Treat, Jay C. Septuagint/Old
Greek/Greek Jewish Scriptures. University of Pennsylvania
United Bible Societies Septuagint
Bibliography (2000) and Ten
Years of LXX Studies (2002)
Decker, Rodney J. LXX Resources.
Jones, R. Grant. Notes
on the Septuagint.
Marlowe, Michael. Articles on the
Septuagint. Bible Researcher.
The Scriptorium. Septuagint Info.
St. Pachomius Library. Septuagint,
or Version of the Seventy, and other Greek versions of the Old Testament.
Sources chretiennes. Links
to the Bible.
Williams, Tyler F. Resources Relating to
the LXX.