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Originally Posted by Timotheist

Another sad thing: The Greek LXX translation of the Hebrew OT was also not a fair translation, and the damage done to Judaism and the young church as a result was extensive. I guess you could say the LXX “created” the Sadducee sects and the Christian Gnostics.

And yet it would appear that Jesus (or at least the Gospel writers quoting him) used the LXX. Go figure. Makes some aspects of the "errors in translation" seem less important. Maybe getting the precise words is not as important as the whole of what is being said.