One of the first recorded instances of translation in the West was the rendering of the Old Testament into Greek in the 3rd century BCE. The translation is known as the "Septuagint", a name that refers to the seventy translators (seventy-two, in some versions) who were commissioned to translate the Bible at Alexandria, Egypt. Each translator worked in solitary confinement in his own cell, and according to legend all seventy versions proved identical. The Septuagint became the source text for later translations into many languages, including Latin, Coptic, Armenian and Georgian. COUNT 5
QSN1 What is one of the first known instances of translation in the West? ANS1 rendering of the Old Testament into Greek QSN2 When was the Old Testament translated into Greek? ANS2 3rd century BCE QSN3 Why is the translation of the Old Testament into Greek known as the Septuagint? ANS3 seventy translators QSN4 How did each translator of the Bible work in Alexandria? ANS4 in solitary confinement QSN5 According to myth, what property did all seventy versions of the bible have? ANS5 identical