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THE WORK OF THE SEVENTY-TWO

Andre Maurício 151914

Ana Graça 162996

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  • INDEX -
  1. HISTORICAL CONTEXTUALIZATION
  2. WHO ARE THE SEVENTY-TWO?
  3. LEGEND OF SEPTUAGINT
  4. WHAT IS THE LETTER OF ARISTEAS?
  5. INTRODUCTION OF CHARACTERS:
  6. THE MEANING OF HANDS AND ITS WASHING
  7. THE LETTER OF ARISTEAS & SEPTUAGINT & TRANSLATION
  8. CONCLUSION
  9. BIBLIOGRAPHY

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  1. HISTORICAL CONTEXTUALIZATION

Babylonian exile 6th Century BCE

Alexander the Great 4th century BCE

Ptolemy II Philadelphus

3rd century BCE

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  1. WHO ARE THE SEVENTY-TWO?

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  1. LEGEND OF SEPTUAGINT

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4. WHAT’S THE LETTER OF ARISTEAS?

  • Written between the 2nd and 1st centuries BCE
  • Reason why the Septuagint was created
  • Seventy-two Jewish intellectuals
  • Cultural bond between Jews and Greeks

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  1. INTRODUCTION OF CHARACTERS

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Aristeas

Ptolemy II Philadelphus

Eleazar

Philo Judaeus

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  1. THE MEANING OF HANDS AND ITS WASHING
  • Purity
  • Respect
  • Holiness

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  1. THE LETTER OF ARISTEAS & SEPTUAGINT & TRANSLATION

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CULTURAL BRIDGE

FIDELITY VS. ADAPTATION

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TRANSLATION AS A TOOL POWER

NEW READINGS, NEW MEANINGS

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  1. CONCLUSION
  • Side by side of the Epic of Gilgamesh and The Rosetta Stone, this is one of the oldest registers of Translation;
  • Never forget the goal of translation
    • Facilitate Communication;
    • Bridge Cultural Gaps;
    • Bring people together

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  1. BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mitologia em Português. (2016, 28 de outubro). A "carta de Aristeias". Mitologia em Português. Recuperado em 1 de abril de 2025, de https://www.mitologia.pt/a-carta-de-aristeias-167378

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Círculo de Cultura Bíblica. (2023, 10 de abril). Carta de Aristeas. Círculo de Cultura Bíblica. Recuperado em 1 de abril de 2025, de https://circulodeculturabiblica.org/2023/04/10/carta-de-aristeas/

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Conceito.de. (n.d.). Tradução. Conceito.de. Recuperado em 1 de abril de 2025, de https://conceito.de/traducao

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Septuaginta Online. (n.d.). Carta de Aristeias. Septuaginta Online. Recuperado em 1 de abril de 2025, de https://www.septuaginta.online/carta-de-aristeias