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.
Encyclopedia Brittanica.
Septuagint. Again, not the ideal place to start, but
very thorough and interesting.
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 informative and interesting, introduction to the LXX.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jones, R. Grant.
The Septuagint in Early Christian Writings.
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.
Stergiou, Fr. R. The Old Testament in the Orthodox Church. Voice in the Wilderness. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
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.
Toy, Crawford Howell, and Richard Gottheil. Bible Translations. JewishEncyclopedia.com article.
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. Source files (Procite).
Adamantius. LXX
Kalvesmaki, Joel. Bibliography of Articles on the Septuagint (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. Source files (Procite).
Kalvesmaki, Joel. Bibliography of Books and Essays on the Septuagint
(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. Source files (Procite).
Kalvesmaki, Joel. Bibliography of Reviews of Books on the Septuagint (1954-1999)
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. Source files (Procite).
Lust, Johan. Selective bibliography.
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. This link unstable.
United Bible Societies
Septuagint Bibliography [Word
file ] (2000)