Introductions
to the Septuagint (LXX)
Online Resources
The
Septuagint Online (A superb starting point for LXX studies)
Introduction to the Old Testament in Greek by Henry Barclay Swete (2nd edition.
Grammar
of Septuagint Greek: With Selected Readings, Vocabularies, and Updated Indexes
by
F. C. Conybeare Complete
text (Find the page for the section you want to read and then enter that
page number in the address immediately after “greekgrammar&page=”
and before “&view=png”)
The Old Testament in Greek edited by A. E. Brooke, N. McLean, and H. St-J. Thackeray. (London : Cambridge University Press, 1906-). LXX text with critical apparatus for Genesis-Ruth.
Vol. 1. Genesis
- 4 Kingdoms (pages 1-830) Vol. 2.
To navigate through these
volumes I recommend estimating the appropriate page number and placing it in
the address in the place indicated: http://www.ccel.org/php/disp.php?authorID=swete&bookID=lxx1&page=[page
number here]&view=png)
Initial
Bibliography
Invitation
to the Septuagint by Karen H. Jobes & Moises Silva
The
Septuagint in Context: Introduction to the Greek Version of the Bible by Natalio Fernandez Marcos, Wilfred G.E. Watson
The
Septuagint As Christian Scripture: Its Prehistory And
The Problem Of Its Canon by Martin Hengel
The
Use of the Septuagint in New Testament Research by R. Timothy McLay