by J. P. Tomkins, Ph.D., D. W. Daniels, M.Div., and J. J. S. Johnson, J.D., Th.D.

In Creation Research Society Quarterly. 62 (2): 136-149.

Abstract

There has been an increasing interest in the creation science community to promote what is today called the Septuagint (LXX), a controversial Greek translation of the Old Testament (OT) that also contains the noncanonical Apocrypha. Parties promoting this meme also falsely claim that the LXX closely follows the Masoretic Hebrew outside of a few minor word-choice and chronological differences. In reality, the modern version of the LXX often differs significantly from the providentially preserved Hebrew text of the OT. We reported previously that our analyses of key Messianic prophecies in the LXX, compared to the Hebrew text, reveal a disturbing trend of translational corruption in the Greek, which we now bolster with the addition of more key sabotaged OT passages. We also include the concurring analysis of highly respected post-Reformation Protestant theologians who arrived at the same conclusions that our study verifies. This present research, along with the witness of leading theologians of the past, shows that pivotal OT Messianic prophecies have been purposely altered in the LXX so as to remove their otherwise clear connection to the New Testament messianic mission and divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ.
 

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