The Psalter According to the Seventy, of St. David, the Prophet and King
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description: The Psalter According to the Seventy, Of St. David, the Prophet and King. Together with the Nine Odes and An Interpretation of How the Psalter Should be Recited Throughout the Whole Year. Boston, Massachusetts: Holy Transfiguration Monastery, 1997. ISBN: 9780943405001. [12314] "Translated from the Septuagint Version of the Old Testament by the Holy Transfiguration Monastery." Light blue thick cloth, gilt titles on front & spine, titles faded, some light rubbing to the edges. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches, tight. Printed on acid-free paper; 300 clean pp. A printed prayer schedule of Daily Readings for Great Lent folded and laid in; brief notations in black ink noting times for the readings. Good. Hardcover. "[The] complete Book of Psalms from the Bible translated into traditional ecclesiastical English from the Septuagint Greek translation made c. 300 B.C. The Septuagint was the OT most used and quoted by the Apostles in the NT and the early Christians writers. It is still the official OT of the Orthodox Church. This edition is intended primarily for liturgical and devotional use by Orthodox Christians. It preserves the traditional division of the Psalter into 20 sections called kathismata, each of which is subdivided into three stases. Thus it corresponds to the daily readings proscribed in the lectionary for vespers and matins/orthros. "The chapter numbering follows that of the Septuagint rather the numbering in Protestant Bibles, but a chart is included which enables the two numbering systems to be reconciled. "Also included are the nine biblical odes (canticles) from the Septuagint, which are traditionally read or chanted during Matins/Orthros in Great Lent, and which are the basis for the poetical odes of liturgical canons. "In addition is the Psalm which David sang after his triumph over Goliath, sometimes called Psalm 151. "There extensive scholarly and devotional articles about the Psalms and their use in the Church, and about the translation. This is probably the mos…
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