TWO OLD TESTAMENTS: And Why It Matters

TWO OLD TESTAMENTS AND WHY IT MATTERSMost Christians assume the Old Testament has always been one fixed text.Historically, that isn’t true. From the beginning, the Church received the Old Testament through the Septuagint, the Greek Scriptures used by the Apostles, preached in the early Church, and echoed throughout the New Testament itself. This is the text the Fathers taught from, prayed with, and interpreted Christ through.Centuries later, the Masoretic Text was standardized outside the Church. It is a careful Jewish preservation of one Hebrew tradition but it is not the text the Church was formed by. This isn’t about accusing motives or questioning sincerity. It’s about reception.Scripture does not exist in a vacuum. It belongs to a people, a worshipping body, a living Tradition. The Bible did not create the Church. The Church preserved the Bible. That is why Orthodoxy continues to read the Old Testament through the Septuagint, not because it is convenient or polemical, but because it is ecclesially faithful. Not Scripture isolated. Scripture lived.🛡️ Truth Wears the Crown | Eastodox#Septuagint #OrthodoxFaith #ChurchHistory #HolyTradition #ScriptureAndTradition #AncientFaith #TruthWearsTheCrown #EastodoxInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/eastodox?igsh=MWJwMWMwd29tazZqYQ==YouTube:https://youtube.com/@eastodox?si=ZQTvlLKRQcPSWTjeEastodox Prayer App:eastodox-prayer-app.comSupport Eastodox:https://eastodox.gumroad.com/coffee