Part of 2 Pentateuch - 2.4 Primary Translations - 2.4.1 Septuagint
2.4.1.1.1 Nature
It is generally assumed that the Greek book of Genesis is the oldest of the translations of the Septuagint. It is possible that parts of the Bible were translated earlier (Let. Aris., §§ 314–16) or that ther…