Septuagint: Ruth

By Scriptural Research Institute

The Septuagint was the original Old Testament used by Christians in the first few centuries but was later replaced in western Bibles by the Masoretic Texts. As a result, most early Christian writings are confusing, especially when discussing the chronology of the world. Septuagint: Ruth is a 21st-century English translation that is easy to understand, using common English versions of Hebrew names instead of transliterated Greek names that are generally found in translations of the Septuagint. When ancient place names are known, such as Uruk, the modern term is used instead of the Greek (Orech) or Hebrew (Erech) translations. Unlike the later Masoretic Texts, the Septuagint was not a monotheistic work, but rather a Hedonistic text, which recognized the existence of many gods, but was dedicated to the worship of one above the others: Iaw, later transliterated as Jehovah or Yahweh.
The book of Ruth is set during the time of the Judges, before the rise of the Kingdom of Israel. The story of Ruth the Moabitess is also the story of Naomi, the great-grandmother of King David, and how she married Obed, David's great-grandfather. The traditional dating of the text among early Jews and Christians ascribed the text to Samuel, however, this is no longer accepted by many. There is nothing in the story that can conclusively date the text to any specific period in Hebrew history, and it is generally believed to have been composed during the Persian era, roughly around 500 BC. No Samaritan or Aramaic fragments have been found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, however, Hebrew fragments have been found, which supports the early authorship in Hebrew, no earlier than the Jewish adoption of the Hebrew script during the Babylonian captivity.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Scriptural Research Institute
• Release date: Dec 14, 2019
• ISBN: 9781989604489