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""The Letter of Aristeas"" is a historical text written by Henry St. John Thackeray in 1904. The book centers around the letter written by Aristeas, a Greek courtier, to his brother Philocrates, detailing his journey to Alexandria to translate the Hebrew scriptures into Greek... Read Full Overview

Excerpt from The Letter of Aristeas, Translated Into English: With an Introduction and Notes

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

The letter of Aristeas. Translated with an appendix of ancient evidence of the origin of the Septuagint This book, "The letter of Aristeas", by H. St. J. Thackeray, is a replication of a book originally published before 1917. It has been restored by human beings, page by page,... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

The Letter of Aristeas is a book written by Henry St. John Thackeray in 1904. It is a translation of an ancient Greek text that tells the story of how the Jewish scriptures were translated into Greek. The letter is said to have been written by a courtier named Aristeas who was... Read Full Overview

The Letter of Aristeas purports to be an account of how the translation of the Pentateuch from Hebrew into Greek for Ptolemy II Philadelphius was done. The letter states that, at the suggestion of Demetrius Phalereus, Ptolemy sent Aristeas to the high priest Eleazar to obtain... Read Full Overview

The Letter of Aristeas, written by Henry St. John Thackeray and published in 1904, is a scholarly work that explores the origins and significance of the Septuagint, the earliest known translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek. The book is based on a letter written by a Greek... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview