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I regularly read from New Living Translation, but for study I prefer the Septuagint and a KJV.

The Septuagint is easily 800 years older than the Masoretic text. I think the KJV is great for the NT for for the OT there are some pretty stark differences.

I regularly read from New Living Translation, but for study I prefer the Septuagint and a KJV. The Septuagint is easily 800 years older than the Masoretic text. I think the KJV is great for the NT for for the OT there are some pretty stark differences.

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The KJV was translated (at least half) by born again spiritual giants (Puritans), the others not at all.

This is the most important factor.

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In a word, that is why I prefer the Septuagint to the KJV for the OT. The Masoretes were talmudists, not Torah observant. They changed the lifespans of Noahs offspring to make Shem be Melchizedek. It is a common teaching that contradicts the book of Hebrews.

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Yikes, not good.

My family were all Scofield lovers and some went to Dallas Theological Seminary, yuk.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

Good to know. I'm about to start another push through the Torah. I'll try the Septuagint version this time.