LXX and Apocrypha

Tony Costa tmcos at hotmail.com
Wed May 9 11:21:02 EDT 2001


Dear Friends,

  I had a question regarding the LXX and the Apocrypha. Was the Apocrypha 
always part of the LXX? The NT quotes from the LXX, but it never quotes from 
any of the books of the Apocrypha. References to events in the Apocrypha are 
alluded to in Heb 11:35 and Heb 11:37 seems to be  referring to the 
martyrdom of Isaiah being sawed in half as recorded in the pseudepigraphical 
writing, the Ascension of Isaiah. Jude also alludes to pseudepigraphical 
texts in Jude 9,14-15.
   Did the LXX of the first century C.E. contain the Apocrypha? To my 
knowledge, the earliest MSS so far found that include the Apocrypha date 
from the fourth century C.E. Any comments would be appreciated. Many thanks.

                                                 Tony Costa

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