K Randolph wrote:
LXX was irrelevant to the founding of Christianity and the writing of the New
Testament.
Harold Holmyard,
HH: What do you mean when you say this? It is obvious that the NT quotation of many OT verses follows the LXX wording exactly or almost exactly.
Steven: An easier general explanation for the verses in question -
The Greek OT was 'smoothed' by low-quality scribes between 100 AD to 500 AD
to be closer to the NT - by scribes who simply could not leave midrash alone
:-)
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