Septuagint

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The Greek Septuagint version suggested that 2,242 years elapsed between the dawn of time and the biblical flood.

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2012

It contains the first printing of the Septuagint, or Old Testament Scriptures in Greek.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2010

Their great work became known to history as the Septuagint, from the Latin word for 70.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Biblical manuscripts from Cave 4, yielding some texts far earlier than either, have considerably raised the prestige of the Septuagint.

From Time Magazine Archive

What became of this translation known as the Septuagint?

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures by Ingersoll, Robert Green