Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ginosko!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: mangoe@cs.umd.edu (Charley Wingate) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: The Septuagint Message-ID: Date: 7 Oct 89 23:11:27 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Lines: 12 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu One additional note on the Septuagint: The number 70 (or 72) has another significance. Seventy was held to be the number of nations in the world, so the number 70 here is another sign of the evangelical intent of the translation. The number also appears in the NT, particularly in the mission of the 70. Also, some held *72* to be the number of nations, and a few ealy gospel manuscripts have a mission of 72 rather than of 70. C. Wingate + "Our God, to whom we turn when weary with illusion, + whose stars serenely burn above this earth's confusion, mangoe@cs.umd.edu + thine is the mightly plan, the steadfast order sure mimsy!mangoe + in which the world began, endures, and shall endure."