> As for dates the Jews repudiated their absolutely first rate
> Septuagint about two years after the fall of Jerusalem. That too was when
> they chose to adopt exclusively the Masoretic text. Now 1927 years later
> they have yet to return to the use of the LXX.. And more is the pity say
> I.
> Joe Pope
I know of no evidence to support this sort of general claim. Non Greek
speaking Jews probably would have had little use for the LXX/OG books in
the first place, and Greek speaking Jews who used various Greek
translations (including parts of what became the LXX/OG collection) would
have had no reason to depart from their customary practices, especially in
locations far removed from Jerusalem!
Bob
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