What is the Septuagint or LXX?

Hebrew & Greek Maniscript

The Septuagint, also known as LXX, is a Greek translation of the Old Testament. In some places, it acts even as an interpretive tool, such as the shortening of Job by 1/6th of it’s size in the Masoretic Text (MT) and a number of passages that appear differently in the Greek than in the Hebrew … Read more

Daily Bible Reading Devotional [Luke 9:57-62] October 23, 2017

Stanley Spencer, 1891, TheFoxes Have Holes

The Cost of Following  Jesus 57 As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 59 To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first … Read more

Daily Bible Reading Devotional [Luke 9:51-55] October 22, 2017

Archaeological site Mount Gerizim

A Samaritan Village Rejects Jesus 51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. 52 And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. 53 But the people did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. 54 And when his disciples James and … Read more

Daily Bible Reading Devotional [Luke 9:46-50]-October 21, 2017

Saint Peter

Who is the Greatest? Luke 9:46-50 6 An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest. 47 But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side 48 and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he … Read more

Daily Bible Reading Devotional [Luke 9:44-45]-October 20, 2017

Arrest of Jesus

Jesus Again Foretells His Death Luke 9:44-45 But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples, 44 “Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.” 45 But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, so that they might … Read more

Daily Bible Reading Devotional [Luke 9:37-43]-October 19, 2017

Jesus Casting out a Demon

Jesus Heals A Boy with an Unclean Spirit 37 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. 38 And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child. 39 And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly … Read more