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hexapla

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hexapla [ˈhɛksəplə]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) an edition of the Old Testament compiled by Origen, containing six versions of the text
[from Greek hexaploos sixfold]
hexaplar , hexaplaric [ˌhɛksəˈplærɪk], hexaplarian [ˌhɛksəˈplɛərɪən] adj
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Williams's conclusion about this monumental work is straightforward: "The Hexapla was one of the greatest single monuments of Roman scholarship, and the first serious product of the application to Christian culture of the tools of Greek philology and criticism.
Religion booknotes by Cunningham, Lawrence S. / Commonweal
Though Jerome had the original manuscript, his chief work of Biblical scholarship, the Hexapla ("SixFold")--in which the Old Testament in Hebrew (which Origen learned for this purpose), the (Greek) Septuagint, and four other versions were arranged in parallel columns with critical editorial signs, 6000 pages long--is almost wholly lost.
Origen by Baldwin, Barry / Catholic Insight
 
 
 
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