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Letter of Aristeas
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- 1. Multiple Choice
To what does the shortened name "Septuagint" refer to?
"The Translation of the..."
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- 2. Multiple Choice
The motivation to write the Letter of Aristeas could have been... (more than one option is correct)
...proving the validity of the Septuagint translation.
...making the Jewish Community in Alexandria seem more important.
...creating dissent between the Jews of Alexandria and Judea.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What are the Source Language and Target Language of the Septuagint translation?
SL: Greek TL: Koiné Egyptian
SL: Egyptian TL: Hebrew
SL: Hebrew TL: Koiné Greek
SL: Greek TL: Latin
- 4. Open Ended
What other historical or literary myths regarding Translating can you think of? A few keywords are enough!
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