The Septuagint — European History

About this episode

This episode explores the complex history of how Hebrew influenced the Western Church and the use of the Septuagint from Jerome to the Reformation.

Hosts Corey J. Mahler coreyjmahler.com @CoreyJMahler Woe aka Eschatologuy @treblewoe The story of how Hebrew was smuggled into the Western Church is long and complicated; it spans centuries and involves hundreds of men. In this episode, we have narrowed down the story to a handful of key figures who played pivotal roles. At many points in this timeline, Christian men could have stood up and defended the inspired Greek of the Septuagint, but essentially none did so. At any point in this timeline, Christian men could have stood up and repudiated the wicked use of the Hebrew, but only two did so — both former (converted) Jews. Satan does not have the limitation of a lifespan of but eighty or so years, and he does not sleep or grow tired; the story of Hebrew is the story of Satan’s long-term plan to undermine and collapse the Western Church, and, with her, Christendom. In this second-half of the historical portion of the Septuagint series, we cover the history of the Western Church (from, roughly, Jerome to the Reformation) with regard to how Hebrew came to be used as the basis for the Old Testament. Notably, this history of the Septuagint is almost devoid of any actual use of the…

People in this episode

Hosts: Corey J. Mahler, Woe

Topics covered

• Septuagint history
• Western Church
• Hebrew influence
• Christianity
• Eschatology
• Reformation

Keywords

• Septuagint
• Hebrew
• Western Church
• Christianity
• Eschatology
• Reformation
• Old Testament

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Books & works: Septuagint, Old Testament

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