Septuagint
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The Septuagint, sometimes referred to as the Greek Old Testament or The Translation of the Seventy, and abbreviated as LXX, is the earliest extant Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible from the origin
Fragment of a Septuagint: A column of uncial book from 1 Esdras in the Codex Vaticanus c. 325–350 AD, the basis of Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton's Greek edition and his English translation
Beginning of the Letter of Aristeas to Philocrates (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 11th century)
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Eastern Orthodox Church
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The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, also known as the Greek Orthodox Church is the second-largest Christian body in the world after the Roman Catholic Church, and one
Septuagint
…Greek Old Testament, a Christian canon that incorporates the books of the Hebrew canon along with additional texts. Although the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church include most of the books in the LXX in their canons, Protestant churches usually do not. After the Reformation, many Protestant Bibles began to follow…
Saint George's Cathedral in Istanbul, Turkey
Christ Pantocrator, sixth century, Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai; the oldest known icon of Christ, in one of the oldest monasteries in the world
Emperor Constantine presents a representation of the city of Constantinople as tribute to an enthroned Mary and baby Jesus in this church mosaic (Hagia Sophia, c. 1000).
An early Christian "Ichthys" (fish) inscription from ancient Ephesus