The Bible of the first 300 beginning years of the Christian church was NOT the Hebrew Bible. ALL the Gentile churches and even the Jerusalem churches and even the Jewish synogogues read from the Greek translation now known as the Septuagint (LXX written in Koine Greek, the same Greek as the New Testament).
This means that the original theologies of the early churches were based on the Greek Old Testament which was later refined and completed by the Apostles Teachings (now known as the New Testament)
It is very important then for every serious student and especially TEACHER of the Bible to have a copy of the LXX to study even before they read the Protestant or Roman Catholic Old Testaments (which are based on the Hebrew versions called the Masoretic Text) to see how the early church understood their doctrines and teachings.
The ONLY compiled Bible whose Old Testament is from the Greek Septuagint is the Orthodox Study Bible published by Harper but available on Kindle.
Most people especially in countries like the Philippines will have a hard time obtaining a copy. FORTUNATELY it is FREE on the internet in PDF form which you can download anytime. The only downside is that you can download only one Old Testament book at a time (they are not yet compiled into one book).
But no matter for as long as we have UNLIMITED ACCESS to it without any fee or membership required.
Just click on the link below. God bless you in your serious study.
https://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/nets/edition/
Clarifications on Book Names:
09 1 Reigns (or 1 Kingdoms) is 1 Samuel in the Protestant Bible
10 2 Reigns (or 2 Kingdoms) is 2 Samuel in the Protestant Bible
11 3 Reigns (or 3 Kingdoms) is 1 Kings in the Protestant Bible
12 4 Reigns, (or 4 Kingdoms) is 2 Kings in the Protestant Bible
13 1 Supplements is 1 Chronicles in the Protestant Bible
14 2 Supplements is 2 Chronicles in the Protestant Bible
15 1 Esdras is Ezra in the Protestant Bible
16 2 Esdras is Nehemiah in the Protestant Bible
Also, the numbering of the Psalms is different starting Psalm 9 because the LXX Psalm 9 is the Hebrew Psalm 9 & 10 all the way to Psalm 146 which is the Hebrew Psalm 147:1-11; and Psalm 147 is the Hebrew Psalm 147:12-20. Then the LXX has a Psalm 151. The Hebrew does not. The LXX also has the Apocryphal books many of which is in the Roman Catholic Bible. It may be a surprise to many that the Apostles quoted many truths from the Apocrypha which the early church considered as Scripture included in St. Paul's 2 Timothy 3:16.
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