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Originally Posted by Ohio
This is comical.
The NT was written during the 1st Century when Greek was THE “global language.”
Men, like Jesus and the Apostles, DID know the origin of the Septuagint, and they used it in the NT when they quoted OT scriptures.
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This point is well made.
However, the LXX also contained many books that were later considered non-canon. Alas, these works were also quoted by NT authors, the foremost example being found in Jude's opening verses.