<P> The LXX contains the oldest existing translation of Holy Scripture into any language . It was widely disseminated among ancient Hellenistic Jews, and was later used by Greek - speaking Christians for their Old Testament (refer canon). The LXX is the source of the majority of quotations from the Old Testament by writers of the New Testament . It is studied along with Hebrew and Aramaic texts as an ancient source of information about the Old Testament . </P> <P> Other early Greek translations of Hebrew Scripture that survive only in fragments are those of Aquila of Sinope (2nd century AD), Theodotion (2nd century AD), Symmachus (3rd century AD) and Fragments of the Samaritikon . </P> <P> The New Testament part of the Christian Bible was originally written in Koine Greek, as most of the Church and scholars believe, and is therefore not a translation (notwithstanding that some reference material may have been from Aramaic). However, like other living languages, the Greek language has developed over time . Therefore, various translations have been completed over the centuries to make it easier for Greek speakers to understand Holy Scripture . Translations of the Old Testament, which is the other part of the Christian Bible, have been completed for similar reasons . </P> <P> Agapius of Crete translated and published in 1543 the book of Psalms into modern Greek . </P>

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