Philadelphus was the king of Egypt, in the days that the Ptolemaic dynasty ruled over Egypt and Judea. When he, an avid book collector, heard of the scriptures, he desired to have them translated and added to his library.
One of the king's friends, Aristeus, desired to free the many enslaved...
apochrypha
bible
bible translation
bible translations
church history
critical text
flavius
hebrew
hellenistic
intertestamental
josephus
lxx
lxx priority
manuscripts
masoretic text
preservation
providence of god
ptolemaic
septuagint
septuagint priority
